006. Alan McGee – Founder of Creation Records & Discovering the World’s Biggest Band, Oasis

Alan McGee – Founder, Creation Records & Discovering the World’s Biggest Band, Oasis Having managed bands such as Primal Scream, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Libertines, Sean Ryder and many more, Alan McGee is hugely influential in the music industry.  More than that however, he is credited for having discovered and then signed Oasis.   Alan is responsible for bringing the most important rock band of the last generation to millions of fans around the world and at one time was Number 1 in 32 countries at the same time! 4 Episodes in and we are genuinely excited to bring you this podcast. Alan McGee was the founder of Creation Records and personally discovered and signed Oasis. For two big Oasis fans we were in our element, as Alan discussed his life, living to excess and the small matter of the whole business operation, which, often gets overlooked! Alan’s colourful life is the subject of Irvine Welsh’s new film Creation Stories, written by Irvine Welsh and directed by Nick Moran. Alan explains why Ewan McGregor couldn’t have played the role of Alan and instead his former Trainspotting cast mate, Ewen Bremner was offered the part! Creation Stories | Official Trailer | Sky Cinema - Bing video Alan discusses his life, his tough upbringing and how that shaped the adult he became, fuelling his ambition, drive and determination to head south to London and “stick it to everyone for a very long time”. Ben and Simon discuss growing up and following Oasis, Simon, the gigs as a punter and Ben as part of the team that once booked Noel Gallagher! We analyse what it might take for a working-class boy with £12 in his pocket living in a squat hundreds of miles from home to eventually sell the company he created for £20m. This is episode 4, and we thank you all for your comments and reviews. We have listened and made 2 changes from your feedback, the opening of the show is more informal and we have extended our discussions post interview, so please, keep the suggestions coming. So, without further ado, expect a story of a colourful life with even more colourful language as we bring you the legend, Alan McGee. Enjoy the show! Mindset Musings Message Thank you so much for supporting our Podcast. In such a crowded space, we really are trying to bring you something different. Make sure you have subscribed to Mindset Musings on iTunes, Spotify, or any platform where you listen to your Podcasts. If you have found value in our show, or we have made you think about something differently, then please tell a friend, and more importantly, leave a review or 5-star rating. Socials Our preferred platform is Instagram, please feel free to Follow and DM us, we will respond to everyone! Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mindset.musings/ Our personal Instagram handles are below, we often invite listeners to follow and DM us personally too, please do so. Ben Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sirbenmills/ Simon Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/si.gardiner.mm/ You can find us on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/mindset.musings As well as all of the usual mainstream Podcast platforms, you can listen to our Podcast on YouTube at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnX_20kHuJdUvwz6sUAmv5A