Tony McCarroll
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Anthony McCarroll (born 4 June 1971) 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?.
Early life
Anthony McCarroll[1] was born to Irish parents, Anthony McCarroll, a native of County Tyrone and Bridie O'Donnell, a native of County Offaly, on 4 June 1971 in Levenshulme, Manchester, where he grew up. He has family in Ireland and spent a couple of years living in Kinnitty, County Offaly when he was younger due to his father's work, getting his first drum kit when he was six years old.
Career
Oasis
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.
Noel Gallagher and McCarroll got on during childhood, but as Oasis gradually became famous, the relationship between the two faltered. Gallagher has repeatedly publicly slammed McCarroll's drumming ability, saying it was not good enough for a number one single.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". After McCarroll's ejection from the band Noel Gallagher stated in an interview with the Associated Press, "I like Tony as a geezer, but he wouldn't have been able to drum the new songs."[1]
On the last day of April 1995 McCarroll's departure was announced and he was replaced by Alan White, who remained until 2004.
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".[2] Morris described McCarroll's drumming style as "extremely basic", but with timing and tempo that were "almost autistically perfect".[2]
Lawsuit against the band
In 1999 McCarroll hired a 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.
Life after Oasis
In an article building up to Oasis's seventh studio album Dig Out Your Soul in Q magazine in 2008, it was revealed that McCarroll was last seen in 2000 performing with the band Raika.[3]
McCarroll's memoir of his time in Oasis, titled Oasis: The Truth, was released in October 2010.[4]
McCarroll was also interviewed for the documentary entitled Oasis: Supersonic in 2016, and the audio was included in the film.
In 2022, McCarroll revealed that the only Oasis concert he ever attended as part of the crowd was coincidentally the last show they ever played before their 2024 reunion: V Festival on 22 August 2009.[5]
Personal life
McCarroll has two children, a daughter named Gemma and a son named Oliver.[6]
On 30 August 2021 McCarroll revealed via Twitter that he had been admitted to hospital five days after suffering a heart attack, but stated that while he was "not out of the woods yet", his recovery was progressing well, and he thanked the NHS staff for their services.[7][8] The following day, McCarroll tweeted that he was "all good" and had left hospital after having had a coronary stent inserted to restore and improve his cardiac blood flow.[9]
In 2024 McCarroll signed a new management deal with Kyle Dale of Bittersweet Home, leading to a new website of highend merchandise and events. His public profile grew quickly during 2025 with the Oasis reunion and increased public presence. [10] [11]
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