Atlanta, GA 12/15/2010 10:55:08 PM
Noel Gallagher is reportedly in talks to judge the US version of ‘The X Factor’.
Music mogul Simon Cowell is said to be keen on upstaging his former
show ‘American Idol’ – who now have Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler on
the judging panel – by getting a big British rock star to appear on his
new show.
He is a big fan of the ex-Oasis star and is keen to get him on board
and has also laid down an offer to Rolling Stones singer Sir Mick
Jagger.
A source told The Sun newspaper: “Simon wants to go one better than
‘American Idol’, who have Steve Tyler, and has set his heart on British
rock 'n' roll royalty - with Noel and Mick top of his shopping list.
"Noel's manager met up for early talks and there is serious money on offer.
"Simon is a huge fan of Noel's songwriting and the no-nonsense attitude
Oasis brought to Britpop in the 90s. He'd be great to dish out
feedback."
However, the 43-year-old rocker is not thought to be keen to work on
‘The X Factor’ and has previously rejected offers to have an Oasis
night on the UK version of the show.
However, Noel did allow Leona Lewis – who was crowned the winner of the
British series in 2006 - to record a version of his former group’s 2002
hit ‘Stop Crying Your Heart Out’ and has allowed pop hopefuls perform
Oasis songs on the lives shows.
The ‘Wonderwall’ songwriter – who quit the band in August 2009 - is
currently working on his debut solo album, while his brother Liam
Gallagher’s new band Beady Eye release their first LP ‘Different Gear,
Still Speeding’ in February.
