Chris Sharrock

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Chris Sharrock
Chris Sharrock - Twickenham Stadium - Sunday 9th July 2017 U2Twick090717-3 (35106663764) (cropped).jpg
Background information
Born (1964-05-30) 30 May 1964 (age 60)
Origin Bebington, Cheshire, England
Genres Alternative rock, indie rock, pop, electronic
Instruments Drums, percussion
Years active1980–present
Member of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds
Formerly of Oasis, The Cherry Boys, the Icicle Works, the La's, the Wild Swans, World Party, the Lightning Seeds, Robbie Williams, Beady Eye

Chris Sharrock (born 30 May 1964) is an English drummer, hailing from Bebington, Cheshire (now Merseyside), England. He has been a member of the Icicle Works, the La's, the Wild Swans, World Party, the Lightning Seeds, Robbie Williams's live band, Oasis, and Beady Eye, and is currently in Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

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Career

Sharrock's recording career began as a member of the Cherry Boys; he was the drummer on the band's first single, "Man to Man", released in January 1981. Sharrock then left the Cherry Boys for the Icicle Works, with whom he stayed until 1988, playing on the band's first four albums. He then left that band and briefly joined the La's, drumming on their hit single "There She Goes". He left the La's shortly thereafter, and drummed on the Wild Swans' second album in 1990.

Sharrock subsequently joined World Party as an official member in the mid-1990s, followed by a stint in the Lightning Seeds. In 1994, he was a member of "Terry and the Lovemen", a one-off recording project that was actually the band XTC appearing on their own tribute album under a pseudonym. Sharrock also played drums on Del Amitri's 1995 album Twisted , but was not an official member of that band. By 1998, Sharrock was the drummer in Robbie Williams' band, a position he held for the next 8 years.

Sharrock joined Oasis in 2008 after previous drummer Zak Starkey left the group. Chris did not play on the band's 2008 album, Dig Out Your Soul , but played on the subsequent tour. Noel Gallagher said in an interview for Mojo , regarding the appointment of Oasis' new drummer, "[Oasis lead vocalist] Liam [Gallager] is still not happy about Chris Sharrock, because he's Robbie Williams' drummer. I went home and thought about it and it was just too much of a temptation to piss Robbie Williams and Liam off in one phone call." [1] Sharrock made his live debut with Oasis on 14 August 2008, in front of 150 Oasis fan club members.

Sharrock became well known to Oasis fans for his drum solo during the song "The Shock of the Lightning" which he performed several times whilst touring with Oasis during 2008 and 2009. As well, he was noted for his flamboyant tricks with his drumsticks, including twirling them during the intro to "Morning Glory" and throwing them up in the air now and again.

In an interview given during the South American tour of 2009 (posted by Noel Gallagher on the Official Oasis Blog), Noel Gallagher, asked to compare the drumming prowess of Chris Sharrock and Zak Starkey, stated that they are both the same. Starkey and Sharrock have an extremely similar history, very often taking over from each other; Sharrock was Starkey's predecessor as the drummer for both the Icicle Works and the Lightning Seeds.

Sharrock in concert with Beady Eye in 2011 Beady Eye Chris Sharrock.jpg
Sharrock in concert with Beady Eye in 2011

After Oasis split in 2009, Sharrock formed Beady Eye with former bandmates Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, and Andy Bell. He would be featured on their two studio albums Different Gear, Still Speeding and BE . When Beady Eye disbanded, Sharrock joined the touring band for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds, who were promoting the album Chasing Yesterday . Along with his former bandmate Archer, Sharrock was announced as a full-time member for Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds during the 2017 recording sessions of Who Built The Moon? Sharrock did not, however, appear on the album in any capacity.

Associated acts

Session discography

Drum kit

Chris used a Premier Series kit, made especially for the last Oasis tour.

It includes (All in Chrome finish):

His cymbal setup on the last Beady Eye tour was composed of Zildjian cymbals;

In Oasis, his setup was made up of, (L-R):

He uses Zildjian 5A's drumsticks and Remo drumheads.

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