Talking of Gallaghers, this time the lovely, funny and not-at-all-gobby-or-foulmouthed Peter Gallagher, star of lots of good films ('The Player', er, 'While You Were Sleeping') and, more importantly, star of one of CMU's favourite TV programmes, The OC. The actor is to release a whole album of soul songs, called '7 Days In Memphis' having been signed up by Sony label Epic after he impressed them with a performance of 'Don't Give Up On Me' in a second series episode of the show.
Gallagher told E! Online: "I know for a fact that there will be people who won't take my music seriously because I'm an actor on a TV show. But while I'm a newcomer to the recording business I've been singing my whole professional life and have put together some great songs so hopefully there will be some people out there who will enjoy them. Plus, there is no response in the world that could lessen the really wonderful experience I had singing these songs with these amazing musicians."
I can, in fact, testify to the fact that Gallagher has been singing his whole career, just never on a record. So give him some respect, okay?