then Oasis came along we didn’t have the Internet
Internet
Internet you know if we divide the internet we’re
you know if we divide the internet we’re
you know if we divide the internet we’re doing bigger than the universe I don’t
doing bigger than the universe I don’t
doing bigger than the universe I don’t live to work I work to live you know
live to work I work to live you know
live to work I work to live you know what’s the point being a rock star if
what’s the point being a rock star if
what’s the point being a rock star if you can’t just bum around through yeah
you can’t just bum around through yeah
you can’t just bum around through yeah the gigs and the tours and I like you
the gigs and the tours and I like you
the gigs and the tours and I like you should be are in fun on doing those
should be are in fun on doing those
should be are in fun on doing those things Oh what the you know we do the
things Oh what the you know we do the
things Oh what the you know we do the pool huh he’s an English musician
pool huh he’s an English musician
pool huh he’s an English musician singer-songwriter and guitarist he was
singer-songwriter and guitarist he was
singer-songwriter and guitarist he was the vocalist songwriter and lead
the vocalist songwriter and lead
the vocalist songwriter and lead guitarist for the rock band Oasis many
guitarist for the rock band Oasis many
guitarist for the rock band Oasis many have praised his songwriting with George
have praised his songwriting with George
have praised his songwriting with George Martin calling him the finest songwriter
Martin calling him the finest songwriter
Martin calling him the finest songwriter of his generation he’s no logger and
of his generation he’s no logger and
of his generation he’s no logger and here’s my take on his top ten rules of
here’s my take on his top ten rules of
here’s my take on his top ten rules of success and as always guys as you’re
success and as always guys as you’re
success and as always guys as you’re watching the videos you can hear
watching the videos you can hear
watching the videos you can hear something that really resonates with you
something that really resonates with you
something that really resonates with you please leave it down the comments below
please leave it down the comments below
please leave it down the comments below and put quotes around it so other people
and put quotes around it so other people
and put quotes around it so other people can be inspired as well also as you are
can be inspired as well also as you are
can be inspired as well also as you are writing something down it’s much more
writing something down it’s much more
writing something down it’s much more likely to stick in your head to enjoy
that they can’t be the greatest band in
that they can’t be the greatest band in the world playing in a pub somewhere
the world playing in a pub somewhere
the world playing in a pub somewhere tonight the nobody’s heard of with the
tonight the nobody’s heard of with the
tonight the nobody’s heard of with the internet if you’re great you’re going to
internet if you’re great you’re going to
internet if you’re great you’re going to make it yeah you know that’s just a fact
make it yeah you know that’s just a fact
make it yeah you know that’s just a fact you know there’s not there can’t be any
you know there’s not there can’t be any
you know there’s not there can’t be any well we don’t make it because you know
well we don’t make it because you know
well we don’t make it because you know working class or something do not I mean
working class or something do not I mean
working class or something do not I mean it’s like if you’re writing the best
it’s like if you’re writing the best
it’s like if you’re writing the best songs in the world you’re going to make
songs in the world you’re going to make
songs in the world you’re going to make it the end you know when when when Oasis
it the end you know when when when Oasis
it the end you know when when when Oasis came along we didn’t have the internet
came along we didn’t have the internet
came along we didn’t have the internet you know if we divide the internet we’re
you know if we divide the internet we’re
you know if we divide the internet we’re doing bigger than the universe I mean we
doing bigger than the universe I mean we
doing bigger than the universe I mean we could have reached everybody yeah you
could have reached everybody yeah you
could have reached everybody yeah you know but we did it we were forced to do
know but we did it we were forced to do
know but we did it we were forced to do it the hard way you know these new bands
it the hard way you know these new bands
it the hard way you know these new bands have all the advantage of you know these
have all the advantage of you know these
have all the advantage of you know these devices that can get you to everybody in
devices that can get you to everybody in
devices that can get you to everybody in the world at the click of a button and
the world at the click of a button and
the world at the click of a button and you know all you’ve got to come up with
you know all you’ve got to come up with
you know all you’ve got to come up with is alright you had the difficult bit is
is alright you had the difficult bit is
is alright you had the difficult bit is the songs if you’re a songwriter or a
the songs if you’re a songwriter or a
the songs if you’re a songwriter or a composer you’re kind of in it for life I
composer you’re kind of in it for life I
composer you’re kind of in it for life I enjoy the writing although it can be
enjoy the writing although it can be
enjoy the writing although it can be very frustrating when it’s not happening
very frustrating when it’s not happening
very frustrating when it’s not happening but I do enjoy that I genuinely don’t
but I do enjoy that I genuinely don’t
but I do enjoy that I genuinely don’t know what I would do some people in some
know what I would do some people in some
know what I would do some people in some quarters give you stick so being like a
quarters give you stick so being like a
quarters give you stick so being like a formulaic songwriter but I’d say and
formulaic songwriter but I’d say and
formulaic songwriter but I’d say and chasing yesterday’s kind of progressive
chasing yesterday’s kind of progressive
chasing yesterday’s kind of progressive really isn’t it so I am select well
really isn’t it so I am select well
really isn’t it so I am select well relatively speaking does that mean
relatively speaking does that mean
relatively speaking does that mean anyway what did it mean and who are who
anyway what did it mean and who are who
anyway what did it mean and who are who are some people the Guardian because of
are some people the Guardian because of
are some people the Guardian because of garden well everybody’s got an opinion
garden well everybody’s got an opinion
garden well everybody’s got an opinion anyways you know I mean but I don’t know
anyways you know I mean but I don’t know
anyways you know I mean but I don’t know I don’t I don’t think about it too much
I don’t I don’t think about it too much
I don’t I don’t think about it too much it’s sorry if it sounds good to me
it’s sorry if it sounds good to me
it’s sorry if it sounds good to me I put it out there not begging people to
I put it out there not begging people to
I put it out there not begging people to come see me I’ll buy it or anything like
come see me I’ll buy it or anything like
come see me I’ll buy it or anything like that if my audience such a thing exists
that if my audience such a thing exists
that if my audience such a thing exists gets it that’s great and if they don’t
gets it that’s great and if they don’t
gets it that’s great and if they don’t that’s great to know I mean I kind of
that’s great to know I mean I kind of
that’s great to know I mean I kind of like it creatively where were you at at
like it creatively where were you at at
like it creatively where were you at at the end of a laces um creatively why I
the end of a laces um creatively why I
the end of a laces um creatively why I would always take a lot of time off
would always take a lot of time off
would always take a lot of time off after big world tours anyway to not I
after big world tours anyway to not I
after big world tours anyway to not I mean you’ve got a if I was a cadets
mean you’ve got a if I was a cadets
mean you’ve got a if I was a cadets project that we used to undertake would
project that we used to undertake would
project that we used to undertake would be two years with the tour are from the
be two years with the tour are from the
be two years with the tour are from the minute you own a studio at the end of
minute you own a studio at the end of
minute you own a studio at the end of the last year would be two years
the last year would be two years
the last year would be two years so you’ve got a if I was working for two
so you’ve got a if I was working for two
so you’ve got a if I was working for two years
years
years I’d have to balance it out with time off
I’d have to balance it out with time off
I’d have to balance it out with time off because I don’t I don’t live to work I
because I don’t I don’t live to work I
because I don’t I don’t live to work I work to live you know what’s the point
work to live you know what’s the point
work to live you know what’s the point being a rock star if you can’t just bum
being a rock star if you can’t just bum
being a rock star if you can’t just bum around through yeah well it’s not quite
around through yeah well it’s not quite
around through yeah well it’s not quite working every day you consider it work I
working every day you consider it work I
working every day you consider it work I mean if someone some people would look
mean if someone some people would look
mean if someone some people would look at your life and think that that work
at your life and think that that work
at your life and think that that work isn’t is something you your passion so
isn’t is something you your passion so
isn’t is something you your passion so it’s what our it’s what you live for
it’s what our it’s what you live for
it’s what our it’s what you live for well on the one hand it’s my hobby
well on the one hand it’s my hobby
well on the one hand it’s my hobby tonight I mean I don’t have any other
tonight I mean I don’t have any other
tonight I mean I don’t have any other hobbies by watching football but you
hobbies by watching football but you
hobbies by watching football but you know I’d like to say I thought I
know I’d like to say I thought I
know I’d like to say I thought I couldn’t go from spending two years on a
couldn’t go from spending two years on a
couldn’t go from spending two years on a project and then six weeks later saying
project and then six weeks later saying
project and then six weeks later saying right when I’m going to start something
right when I’m going to start something
right when I’m going to start something else now there’s got a bead I this is
else now there’s got a bead I this is
else now there’s got a bead I this is just me first me because some people
just me first me because some people
just me first me because some people like to work all the time I have to I
like to work all the time I have to I
like to work all the time I have to I have to go away and I don’t pick up the
have to go away and I don’t pick up the
have to go away and I don’t pick up the guitar and I add something happens and
guitar and I add something happens and
guitar and I add something happens and then I have to feel that I really really
then I have to feel that I really really
then I have to feel that I really really miss it like I might go and see a shell
miss it like I might go and see a shell
miss it like I might go and see a shell from another band and think I really
from another band and think I really
from another band and think I really want to get back on stage and then I’ll
want to get back on stage and then I’ll
want to get back on stage and then I’ll think about doing something we all were
think about doing something we all were
think about doing something we all were all in the music game for different
all in the music game for different
all in the music game for different reasons Joe I mean and I am NOT a
reasons Joe I mean and I am NOT a
reasons Joe I mean and I am NOT a workaholic
workaholic
workaholic I’m just not I pay for and release my
I’m just not I pay for and release my
I’m just not I pay for and release my own records and I produced it I don’t
own records and I produced it I don’t
own records and I produced it I don’t have anybody saying to me boys
have anybody saying to me boys
have anybody saying to me boys think it’s a bit long you know or an A&R
think it’s a bit long you know or an A&R
think it’s a bit long you know or an A&R guy saying why does the guitar solo
guy saying why does the guitar solo
guy saying why does the guitar solo coming after the first chorus and then
coming after the first chorus and then
coming after the first chorus and then there’s a big guy you know John I mean
there’s a big guy you know John I mean
there’s a big guy you know John I mean yeah I’m allow myself now to follow my
yeah I’m allow myself now to follow my
yeah I’m allow myself now to follow my instincts and sometimes they’re wrong
instincts and sometimes they’re wrong
instincts and sometimes they’re wrong sometimes there’s like you know well I
sometimes there’s like you know well I
sometimes there’s like you know well I believe in what I do in it in the same
believe in what I do in it in the same
believe in what I do in it in the same reason I believe in and I’m comfortable
reason I believe in and I’m comfortable
reason I believe in and I’m comfortable with who I am why where I look and how I
with who I am why where I look and how I
with who I am why where I look and how I are now I’m perceived I take the writing
are now I’m perceived I take the writing
are now I’m perceived I take the writing and the recording of my music very
and the recording of my music very
and the recording of my music very seriously and the rest of it I don’t
seriously and the rest of it I don’t
seriously and the rest of it I don’t take seriously at all I don’t take
take seriously at all I don’t take
take seriously at all I don’t take myself seriously I don’t take things
myself seriously I don’t take things
myself seriously I don’t take things like these interview seriously I would
like these interview seriously I would
like these interview seriously I would never do an interview where I might well
never do an interview where I might well
never do an interview where I might well you know tell you how I wrote that song
you know tell you how I wrote that song
you know tell you how I wrote that song or what it means nobody gives it yeah I
or what it means nobody gives it yeah I
or what it means nobody gives it yeah I don’t care you know so yeah I don’t I
don’t care you know so yeah I don’t I
don’t care you know so yeah I don’t I don’t take a great deal of it seriously
don’t take a great deal of it seriously
don’t take a great deal of it seriously if I’m being honest apart from the
if I’m being honest apart from the
if I’m being honest apart from the cords they’re serious because they last
cords they’re serious because they last
cords they’re serious because they last forever the gigs and the tours and I
forever the gigs and the tours and I
forever the gigs and the tours and I like you should be are in fun on doing
like you should be are in fun on doing
like you should be are in fun on doing those things or what the you know we do
those things or what the you know we do
those things or what the you know we do them for I don’t know anything about
them for I don’t know anything about
them for I don’t know anything about gigs is there’s so many factors that
gigs is there’s so many factors that
gigs is there’s so many factors that make a great gig like I mean I’ve kind
make a great gig like I mean I’ve kind
make a great gig like I mean I’ve kind of stayed so many times thinking that’s
of stayed so many times thinking that’s
of stayed so many times thinking that’s awful for whatever reason you know your
awful for whatever reason you know your
awful for whatever reason you know your salman will come in it was out fun to
salman will come in it was out fun to
salman will come in it was out fun to say that’s the best thing I’ve ever seen
say that’s the best thing I’ve ever seen
say that’s the best thing I’ve ever seen you go really oh then you’ll be offstage
you go really oh then you’ll be offstage
you go really oh then you’ll be offstage and think but your band has played great
and think but your band has played great
and think but your band has played great and you really button they sign up to
and you really button they sign up to
and you really button they sign up to win and say well I lost the bass for six
win and say well I lost the bass for six
win and say well I lost the bass for six songs you know I really are the
songs you know I really are the
songs you know I really are the lightning man I’ll say yes on the lights
lightning man I’ll say yes on the lights
lightning man I’ll say yes on the lights didn’t work so you’re not I mean it’s
didn’t work so you’re not I mean it’s
didn’t work so you’re not I mean it’s kind of I don’t really have don’t any
kind of I don’t really have don’t any
kind of I don’t really have don’t any judge gigs while I’m doing it I’m just
judge gigs while I’m doing it I’m just
judge gigs while I’m doing it I’m just in the moment I’m singing the songs when
in the moment I’m singing the songs when
in the moment I’m singing the songs when I come onstage I don’t like talking
I come onstage I don’t like talking
I come onstage I don’t like talking about it so when you’re writing a song I
about it so when you’re writing a song I
about it so when you’re writing a song I mean how do you put it to a muster
mean how do you put it to a muster
mean how do you put it to a muster process I just play the guitar and I
process I just play the guitar and I
process I just play the guitar and I might be playing a set of chords for
might be playing a set of chords for
might be playing a set of chords for three months and I will just be
three months and I will just be
three months and I will just be fascinated by the chords and nothing
fascinated by the chords and nothing
fascinated by the chords and nothing will happen and then one day if I
will happen and then one day if I
will happen and then one day if I persevere with it enough and melody will
persevere with it enough and melody will
persevere with it enough and melody will arrive and then the lyrics will evolve
arrive and then the lyrics will evolve
arrive and then the lyrics will evolve and then to get a band to play it I come
and then to get a band to play it I come
and then to get a band to play it I come from the school of music or we all did
from the school of music or we all did
from the school of music or we all did in Oasis where you just say like it goes
in Oasis where you just say like it goes
in Oasis where you just say like it goes like this
like this
like this you know I don’t know I know the chord e
you know I don’t know I know the chord e
you know I don’t know I know the chord e I know I know going all quite a few
I know I know going all quite a few
I know I know going all quite a few chords the major chords now in the minor
chords the major chords now in the minor
chords the major chords now in the minor chords but when you get into suspended
chords but when you get into suspended
chords but when you get into suspended dog meant these things and all that I
dog meant these things and all that I
dog meant these things and all that I find that I just I don’t know what they
find that I just I don’t know what they
find that I just I don’t know what they are but I’m yeah it was more of the punk
are but I’m yeah it was more of the punk
are but I’m yeah it was more of the punk ethic because I goes like this just play
ethic because I goes like this just play
ethic because I goes like this just play along I’ll copy it you’re an independent
along I’ll copy it you’re an independent
along I’ll copy it you’re an independent artist of these days what do you enjoy
artist of these days what do you enjoy
artist of these days what do you enjoy most about being I guess not releasing
most about being I guess not releasing
most about being I guess not releasing music on the major labels I enjoy the
music on the major labels I enjoy the
music on the major labels I enjoy the lack of money that I make
lack of money that I make
lack of money that I make I really like enjoy the lack of record
I really like enjoy the lack of record
I really like enjoy the lack of record sales I okay right away
sales I okay right away
sales I okay right away I enjoy the lack of recognition for
I enjoy the lack of recognition for
I enjoy the lack of recognition for their lack of awards and I like reward
their lack of awards and I like reward
their lack of awards and I like reward early-season
early-season
early-season because quite frankly my mantelpiece was
because quite frankly my mantelpiece was
because quite frankly my mantelpiece was it was chock-a-block with a sari
it was chock-a-block with a sari
it was chock-a-block with a sari it was it’s nice to take a back seat
it was it’s nice to take a back seat
it was it’s nice to take a back seat I enjoy not working with people in
I enjoy not working with people in
I enjoy not working with people in record labels who are in fact as we
record labels who are in fact as we
record labels who are in fact as we whole milk it’s nice to get away from
whole milk it’s nice to get away from
whole milk it’s nice to get away from that mob I’ve never felt the need to be
that mob I’ve never felt the need to be
that mob I’ve never felt the need to be in the public eye or the need even when
in the public eye or the need even when
in the public eye or the need even when it was an Isis I was always the last
it was an Isis I was always the last
it was an Isis I was always the last person to get on board to go back to the
person to get on board to go back to the
person to get on board to go back to the studio I never really never I don’t
studio I never really never I don’t
studio I never really never I don’t chase my I don’t taste fame or success
chase my I don’t taste fame or success
chase my I don’t taste fame or success or anything like that I mean I was kind
or anything like that I mean I was kind
or anything like that I mean I was kind of like taking about a year out and you
of like taking about a year out and you
of like taking about a year out and you know I’d written a lot I’ve written a
know I’d written a lot I’ve written a
know I’d written a lot I’ve written a lot of songs and I demoed most of them
lot of songs and I demoed most of them
lot of songs and I demoed most of them and I just came a point where I just
and I just came a point where I just
and I just came a point where I just felt the ice again this usual but not
felt the ice again this usual but not
felt the ice again this usual but not for any other reason than to record
for any other reason than to record
for any other reason than to record these songs and see what they sounded
these songs and see what they sounded
these songs and see what they sounded like
like
like and I didn’t really tell anybody you
and I didn’t really tell anybody you
and I didn’t really tell anybody you know I kept it quiet for a year and a
know I kept it quiet for a year and a
know I kept it quiet for a year and a half and I’m it was all very relaxed and
half and I’m it was all very relaxed and
half and I’m it was all very relaxed and low-key there was just me an engineer a
low-key there was just me an engineer a
low-key there was just me an engineer a drummer
drummer
drummer kind of on a part-time keyboard player
kind of on a part-time keyboard player
kind of on a part-time keyboard player who came in and out so there’s like
who came in and out so there’s like
who came in and out so there’s like three of us in there and it was done
three of us in there and it was done
three of us in there and it was done very kind of leisurely and then you know
very kind of leisurely and then you know
very kind of leisurely and then you know my wife went and got pregnant and saw
my wife went and got pregnant and saw
my wife went and got pregnant and saw that you know I six months off with
that you know I six months off with
that you know I six months off with looking after my new son another song it
looking after my new son another song it
looking after my new son another song it was very less it’s quite leisurely pace
was very less it’s quite leisurely pace
was very less it’s quite leisurely pace some lights a majestic you could have
some lights a majestic you could have
some lights a majestic you could have easily decided to you know start to
easily decided to you know start to
easily decided to you know start to retire well yeah yeah they’re still what
retire well yeah yeah they’re still what
retire well yeah yeah they’re still what are enjoying making music well I’d never
are enjoying making music well I’d never
are enjoying making music well I’d never lost the sense of wonder of writing
lost the sense of wonder of writing
lost the sense of wonder of writing songs you know in that sense I’m still
songs you know in that sense I’m still
songs you know in that sense I’m still feel like I’m 25 when I was writing
feel like I’m 25 when I was writing
feel like I’m 25 when I was writing definitely maybe in thinking us great
definitely maybe in thinking us great
definitely maybe in thinking us great you know I just mastered the art of
you know I just mastered the art of
you know I just mastered the art of lying songs I love that every time I
lying songs I love that every time I
lying songs I love that every time I finished the song it was like another
finished the song it was like another
finished the song it was like another song I still I still get that feeling
song I still I still get that feeling
song I still I still get that feeling and as long as I don’t lose that I’ll
and as long as I don’t lose that I’ll
and as long as I don’t lose that I’ll always make music thank you guys so much
always make music thank you guys so much
always make music thank you guys so much for watching I made this video because I
for watching I made this video because I
for watching I made this video because I gpk 1987 asked me to so there’s a famous
gpk 1987 asked me to so there’s a famous
gpk 1987 asked me to so there’s a famous entrepreneur that you are going to
entrepreneur that you are going to
entrepreneur that you are going to profile next leave it down counts below
profile next leave it down counts below
profile next leave it down counts below and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love
and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love
and I’ll see what I can do I’d also love to know what is an old say that has the
to know what is an old say that has the
to know what is an old say that has the biggest impact on you and why what will
biggest impact on you and why what will
biggest impact on you and why what will you take from this video and immediately
you take from this video and immediately
you take from this video and immediately apply to your life with your business
apply to your life with your business
apply to your life with your business somehow please leave it in the comments
somehow please leave it in the comments
somehow please leave it in the comments and I’m going to join in the discussion
and I’m going to join in the discussion
and I’m going to join in the discussion I just want to give a quick shout out to
I just want to give a quick shout out to
I just want to give a quick shout out to reverse stereo thank you so much for
reverse stereo thank you so much for
reverse stereo thank you so much for picking up a copy of my book here one
picking up a copy of my book here one
picking up a copy of my book here one word and making that fun youtube tribute
word and making that fun youtube tribute
word and making that fun youtube tribute video I really really really appreciate
video I really really really appreciate
video I really really really appreciate your support
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so thank you guys again for watching I
so thank you guys again for watching I believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to
believe in you I hope you continue to believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your
believe in yourself and whatever your one word is let’s love you soon
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