My Take
Andy Bell is one of those musicians who just quietly keeps showing up at the center of important things — Ride put out some of the most euphoric shoegaze records of the early '90s, then he joined Oasis as their bassist during their imperial phase and stayed through to the end, and when the Gallaghers finally imploded he was right there helping Liam launch Beady Eye. Cardiff born, Leo energy, and the kind of multi-instrumentalist (bass, guitar, vocals, production) that any band would be lucky to have anchoring them. I think he doesn't get nearly enough credit as a songwriter in his own right — Ride's "Vapour Trail" alone is worth the conversation — but maybe that's just the fate of anyone who spent years standing in Liam Gallagher's spotlight.
Overview
Andrew Piran Bell (born 11 August 1970) is a British musician and songwriter. He is known as the bass guitarist of Oasis and vocalist and guitarist of the shoegaze band Ride. Bell has also been a member of Hurricane #1 and Beady Eye, an offshoot of Oasis which released two studio albums between 2009 and 2014.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Andy Bell
- Name (Japanese)
- アンディ・ベル
- Reading
- あんでぃ・べる
- Born
- August 11, 1970 (age 55)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Dog
- Origin
- Cardiff, United Kingdom
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- bassist / guitarist / singer / songwriter / record producer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.