Oasis
During 1999 with Hurricane #1 on hiatus Bell moved from Oxford to live with his wife Idha and daughter in Sweden. Bell was invited to join Oasis because they were looking for replacements for founding members Bonehead and Guigsy. At the last minute Bell had to learn to play bass as well as the entire Oasis catalogue before his first Oasis gig. As he had no part in performing on Oasis' 2000 album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, he was originally paid the wage of a touring musician – about £85 a night.
Since joining Oasis, Andy Bell regularly made songwriting contributions to the band.
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