Editing Liam Gallagher (section)

==Early life==
Gallagher was born in the [[Longsight]] area of [[Manchester]] on 21 September 1972, to Irish immigrant parents Peggy and Thomas "Tommy" Gallagher from [[Charlestown, County Mayo|Charlestown]], [[County Mayo]] and [[Duleek]], [[County Meath]], respectively.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=5 November 2015 |title=Britain's Most Outspoken Rock Star |url=http://www.esquire.co.uk/culture/news/a9081/noel-gallagher-is-esquires-december-cover-star/ |magazine=Esquire |access-date=12 February 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=13 January 2009 |title=Oasis for Charlestown |newspaper=The Mayo News |url=http://www.mayonews.ie/news/5722-oasis-for-charlestown |url-status=dead |access-date=7 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517051905/https://www.mayonews.ie/news/5722-oasis-for-charlestown |archive-date=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McGreevy |first=Ronan |date=2009-06-19 |title=Family affair as Gallaghers hit Slane |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/family-affair-as-gallaghers-hit-slane-1.842124 |access-date=2025-05-03 |website=www.irishtimes.com |language=en}}</ref> As the youngest of three children, he has two elder brothers, Paul and [[Noel Gallagher|Noel]]. Shortly after his birth, the family moved to Ashburn Avenue and then Cranwell Drive in the Manchester suburb of [[Burnage]].<ref name="britpop118">Harris, John. ''Britpop!: Cool Britannia and the Spectacular Demise of English Rock''. Da Capo Press, 2004. Pg. 118. {{ISBN|0-306-81367-X}}</ref> As the eldest child, Paul was given his own bedroom while Liam had to share his bedroom with Noel.<ref name="VH12">"Oasis". ''Behind the Music'', [[VH1]]. 2000.</ref>

When he was 10, Peggy took him and his brothers and left abusive Tommy, whom she divorced four years later.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.com.au/2006/07/liam-noels-secret-oa-sis.html |title=Liam & Noel's Secret Oa-sis |access-date=25 March 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406194410/http://stopcryingyourheartoutnews.blogspot.com.au/2006/07/liam-noels-secret-oa-sis.html |archive-date=6 April 2016}}</ref> Although Liam maintained sporadic contact with his father throughout his teens, their issues remain unresolved. While drinking at a pub after an [[Oasis (band)|Oasis]] show in Ireland during the height of their fame, Liam noticed his father from across the room and had to be calmed down by Noel. A leaked phone call later revealed that he subsequently called his father and threatened to break his legs if he ever saw him again.<ref name=":0">''[[Oasis: Supersonic]]'' (2016)</ref>

Gallagher was educated at St. Bernard's RC Primary School and the [[The Barlow Roman Catholic High School|Barlow Roman Catholic High School]] in [[Didsbury]]. Despite common reports that he was expelled at age 16 for fighting, he was actually suspended for three months. He then returned to school, where he completed his last term and gained four [[GCSEs]] in 1990.<ref name="brothers">Gallagher, Paul & Terry Christian. Brothers: From Childhood to Oasis. Virgin Books, 1996. pp. 17, 33. {{ISBN|1-85227-671-1}}</ref><ref name="behind">VH1 Behind the Music, [[VH1]], 2000</ref> He preferred sports at a young age, having no interest in music. During his teens, he suffered a blow to the head with a hammer from a student at a rival school, which he credits with changing his attitude towards music.<ref name="youtube1">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBWHXDzWrw4 |title=73 Questions With Liam Gallagher &#124; Vogue |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=25 September 2019 |access-date=15 May 2020 |archive-date=12 June 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612192301/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBWHXDzWrw4 |url-status=live }}</ref> After this incident, he became infatuated with the idea of joining a band.<ref name="behind"/> He became confident in his ability to sing and began listening to bands like [[the Beatles]], [[the Stone Roses]], [[the La's]], [[the Who]], [[the Kinks]], [[the Jam]], and [[T. Rex (band)|T. Rex]]. In the process, he became obsessed with the Beatles' [[John Lennon]], and would later sarcastically claim to be Lennon reincarnated despite being born eight years prior to [[Death of John Lennon|Lennon's death]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Mad for it|url=http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,738195,00.html|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|date=16 June 2002|access-date=15 December 2007|first=Ted|last=Kessler|location=London|archive-date=19 May 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080519041127/http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,11913,738195,00.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Liam and Noel attended a Stone Roses benefit gig at [[International 2]] in 1988; both brothers claim that if they had not gone to that gig, Oasis would never have happened. Liam later claimed: "That was my favourite gig of all time, killed me dead, changed me fuckin' life. If I hadn't gone that night, I'd probably be sitting in some pub in [[Levenshulme]]."<ref>{{cite web |last=Haslam |first=Dave |date=29 May 2018 |title=The night that changed Liam Gallagher's life |url=https://ilovemanchester.com/the-night-that-changed-liam-gallaghers-life |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=I Love Manchester}}</ref> He would also help Noel with his job as a roadie for [[Inspiral Carpets]] and worked as a tax collector for [[HM Revenue and Customs]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.xsmanchester.co.uk/humans-xs-manchester/special-episode-liam-gallagher/ |title=Special Episode: Liam Gallagher - XS Manchester |website=www.xsmanchester.co.uk |access-date=15 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190730145831/https://www.xsmanchester.co.uk/humans-xs-manchester/special-episode-liam-gallagher/ |archive-date=30 July 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>