Anthony "Tony" McCarroll was born on 4 June 1971 and is an English drummer and one of the founding members of the English rock band Oasis, as their drummer from 1991 until his dismissal in April 1995.
13 Facts About Tony McCarroll
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Anthony McCarroll was born to Irish parents, Anthony McCarroll, a native of County Tyrone and Bridie O'Donnell, a native of County Offaly, on 4 June 1971 in Levenshulme, Manchester, where he grew up.
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Tony McCarroll has family in Ireland and spent a couple of years living in Kinnitty, County Offaly, his mother's home when he was younger due to his father's work, getting his first drum kit when he was six years old.
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Tony McCarroll had met Paul McGuigan while playing for the local football team at a young age.
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Together with McGuigan's friend Paul Arthurs, they formed a band called The Rain and hired Chris Hutton as their singer, but he was sacked and replaced by Liam Gallagher not so long after, whom Tony McCarroll had known through childhood.
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Tony McCarroll has stated in his book that he was closely involved in the creation of several of Oasis's songs, including "Supersonic", despite Gallagher being given sole credit as songwriter.
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Noel Gallagher and Tony McCarroll got on during childhood, but as Oasis gradually became famous, the relationship between the two faltered.
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Gallagher has repeatedly publicly slammed Tony McCarroll's drumming ability, saying it was not good enough for a number one single.
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Morris described Tony McCarroll's drumming style as "extremely basic", but with timing and tempo that were "almost autistically perfect".
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Tony McCarroll was interviewed for the documentary entitled Oasis: Supersonic in 2016, and the audio was included in the film.
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In 2022, Tony McCarroll revealed that the only Oasis concert he ever attended as part of the crowd was coincidentally the last show they ever played: V Festival on 22 August 2009.
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Tony McCarroll has two children, a daughter named Gemma and a son named Oliver.
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On 30 August 2021, Tony McCarroll revealed via Twitter that he had been admitted to hospital five days prior after suffering a heart attack, but stated that while he was "not out of the woods yet", his recovery was progressing well and thanked the NHS staff for their services.