Former Oasis drummer Tony McCarroll has claimed footballer Wayne Rooney is interested in purchasing one of his early drum-kits when the item is put up for sale next month.
“I’ve never taken advantage of the Oasis connections over the years,” McCarroll told The Sun newspaper. “There have been a lot of offers and opportunities but I just never felt the need to. I’ve been living a really normal life, nothing much has been going on. I’ve been looking into DJing with Clint Boon.”
“I heard a rumour Wayne Rooney was interested in buying the drum kit and thought that might be better than leaving it in storage. It has been locked away for years with all my old discs, so it’s getting dusted down now. It was a great recording set — Premier kit.”
“Back in the day we would hire cymbals but the bass drum, toms and Black Beauty snare were mine. It’s all up for auction. If this rolls out well I’ll be giving part of the proceeds to a music-related charity too.”
As Oasis’ original sticksman, Tony McCarroll was already a part of the band when Noel Gallagher was persuaded to join the ranks in 1991. He left the group shortly before the release of the Manchester group’s international breakthrough record ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory?‘.