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Rocker reveals he has several songs lined up for debut album.

He might be better known as one half of the brothers behind Oasis, but Noel Gallagher's confirmed he's set to make his debut solo album.

And the singer already has more than a few songs earmarked for its release.

Over the years, brothers Noel and Liam have consistently refuted the idea of doing separate projects, with Liam, at one point, commenting, "I don't wanna f***ing hear about solo albums, you're not putting me on an f***ing shelf for a year."

Now it looks like he'll have to eat his words, or find a nice place to sit after Noel, soon to hit 40, revealed to this week's NME that he's making tentative steps towards a solo project, following recent solo concert spots.

He said: "I've actually got a backlog of songs that are slowly building up. The thing about a solo record, is the time to do one is between Oasis world tours, because you'd have a good couple of years.

"But it takes me so long to write the songs that, eventually, I run out of time. I've got a backlog now of about four or five songs, which are probably too far in the past as far as the band are concerned, but which could work on my record."

He dismissed a full-blown solo tour adding: "The thing that always stops me doing it is going on the road, standing up and fronting a band.

"I don't mind sitting down on a chair with a couple of pals playing, or doing the charity thing.

"But I'm not sure how I'd feel about charging people to come and see me play every night with me up front. But a record, I don't know, it's coming."

The move will not mark an end for the now legendary band - who even have a landmark in their honour - Berwick Street in London's Soho has been named a national rock landmark because it features on the cover of What's The Story Morning Glory.
Noel also revealed Oasis have already written most of the follow up to 2005's Don't Believe The Truth.
He explained: "The next one, in theory, is already f***ing written. "I've got eight songs that I'm pretty happy with. I think Liam's got one or two he thinks are brilliant.

"We're waiting for Gem and Andy. It's just a case of sitting down and saying, 'When do we want to do this?'"

Noel also revealed that he finds it harder to keep up with the pace these days when he's on tour.
When he was 24, he reckoned it was okay to drink until 8am, as long as he could get some kip in before the big night. Noel admitted: "The hardest thing about being on the road is that you're on the p**s every night.

"Now you have to get into training." This year, the guys plan to release a DVD film about their last tour, complete with their personal commentary.

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