Between 1994 and 1996, music writer Paolo Hewitt spent the greater part of his life on the road with Oasis, in the U.K., Europe and America. He came back with tales that would cement the legend of the brawling, effing, hedonistic, charismatic, confessional and extraordinarily talented Gallagher brothers, Noel and Liam, and their group. Hewitt is a rare and perceptive flyonthewall during the bands hectic rise to the height of their powers, as their first two albums are released to the kind of excitement scarcely seen in British rock music since the sixties. Hewitt takes the Gallaghers story right back to their parents roots in Ireland, and the descriptions of Noel and Liams childhoods in workingclass Manchester reveal the seeds of their determination to make Oasis the force it became. Getting High is an illuminating, funny, sometimes shocking reminder of how big a band can get, and how quickly the insanity sets in. Oasis have today sold in excess of 70 million records worldwide. Hewitts intimate account of this explosive and beloved band, in their prime, is a rock classic and a riveting narrative. Paolo is the only person to speak about what it was like on the road with us because hes been there. Hes been there, hes seen it, hes done it. Noel Gallagher Top read. Melody Maker Unlimited access to all areas of the Oasis bandwagon is the ace up this biographys sleeve. Q 10/10 sometimes you get what you pay for. Esquire By adopting a flyonthewall approach and writing Oasiss...

Binding: Paperback;418 pages; Publisher: Dean Street Press; Classification: AVGP; Weight: 562 g; Dimensions: 127 x 200 x 20

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