 Aldred was the featured vocalist on the 2015 Avicii single "Waiting for Love", and more recently co-wrote several songs with Liam Gallagher, including his 2017 top 40 hit "For What It's Worth".The name "Cherry Ghost" is a reference to the Wilco song "Theologians" from the album "A Ghost Is Born".In 2005, Simon Aldred began performing as Cherry Ghost as a solo artist, before morphing into a full band.