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Tony McCarroll
Birth nameAnthony McCarroll
Born (1971-06-04) June 4, 1971 (age 54)
Manchester, England
Genres
OccupationMusician
InstrumentDrums
Years active1991–2000
Formerly ofOasis
Websitetonymccarroll.com

Anthony McCarroll[1] (born 4 June 1971)[2] is an English drummer and one of the founding members of the English rock band Oasis, as their drummer from 1991 until his dismissal in April 1995. He played the drums on their debut studio album, Definitely Maybe, in addition to performing on the singles "Whatever" and "Some Might Say", the latter of which was Oasis's first number-one single from the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?.

Career

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Oasis

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McCarroll had met Paul McGuigan while playing for the local football team at a young age. Together with McGuigan's friend Paul Arthurs, they formed a band called the Rain and hired Chris Hutton as their singer, but he was sacked and replaced not long afterwards by Liam Gallagher, whom McCarroll had also known in childhood. Liam decided to change the name of the band to Oasis, inspired by a poster for Inspiral Carpets that was hanging in his room.

Soon afterwards Liam's brother Noel joined the band. McCarroll has stated in his book that he was closely involved in the creation of several of Oasis's songs, including "Supersonic", even though Noel Gallagher was given sole credit as songwriter.[citation needed]

McCaroll left Oasis in April 1995 and was replaced by Alan White.[citation needed] Noel Gallagher said, "I like Tony as a geezer, but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs."[1]

Oasis producer Owen Morris said of McCarroll, "Tony was quiet and always polite to me, but seemed out of his depth … so I think Tony did well to survive as long as he did in Oasis".[3] Morris described McCarroll's drumming style as "extremely basic", but with timing and tempo that were "almost autistically perfect".[3]

Lawsuit against the band

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In 1999 McCarroll hired solicitor Jens Hills—who had won Pete Best £2 million from the Beatles in 1995—to sue Oasis for £18 million. Arguing that McCarroll was owed his part of the band's five-album deal with Creation, the case hoped to set a legal precedent, as McCarroll would have claimed compensation for two LPs on which he had not played. Eventually, he accepted an out-of-court settlement of £550,000 in March 1999 and agreed to give up future royalties.[citation needed]

Life after Oasis

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A 2008 article in Q magazine stated that McCarroll was last seen performing with the band Raika in 2000.[4] His memoir of his time in Oasis, titled Oasis: The Truth, was released in October 2010.[5]

McCarroll was also interviewed for the documentary entitled Oasis: Supersonic in 2016, and the audio was included in the film.[citation needed]

In 2022, McCarroll said the only Oasis concert he attended as a spectator was Oasis's performance at the V Festival, their last show before their hiatus in 2009.[6]

Personal life

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McCarroll has two children, a daughter named Gemma and a son named Oliver.[7][page needed]

In August 2021, McCarroll suffered a heart attack,[8][9] and underwent surgery to insert a coronary stent.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Original Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll wants reunion". AP News. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. ^ "Tony McCarroll". Allmusic. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Morris, Owen. "The Rise and Fall of Me Recording Oasis". owenmorris.net. Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 24 January 2017.
  4. ^ "McCarroll keeps it in the family". NME. 6 December 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2011.
  5. ^ ASIN 1843582465
  6. ^ Microdot (11 November 2022). Tony McCarroll Interviewed – Life Before, During & After Oasis. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ McCarroll, Tony (2011). "Gratitudes: The Spartans". Oasis: The Truth. John Blake. ISBN 9781843588184.
  8. ^ @TonyMcCarrolls (30 August 2021). "Hi All. Wanted to let you know I was admitted to hospital on Thursday after suffering a heart attack on Wednesday n…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  9. ^ Emily Zemler (31 August 2021). "Oasis Founding Drummer Tony McCarroll Suffers Heart Attack". Rolling Stone.
  10. ^ "Former Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll shares health update following heart attack: "All good!"". NME. September 2021.
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