It seems Noel Gallagher just can’t keep his mouth shut at the moment. Whether it’s got anything to do with the new Oasis compilation out this week (Stop The Clocks, in all good record shops NOW) or not is unclear, but what’s certain is that Noel’s outbursts are like cluster bombs, scattering bile in every direction possible.
Nothing is safe from Noel’s vented spleen, not Tony Blair, "Blair made an almighty cock-up about going to war", his brother, “Liam's only got two problems: everything he f***ing says and everything he f***ing does”, even the environmental movement, "These Greens are wasting their time, I'm glad - because in 50 years time I'll be dead.". It seems that Noel’s trencherman’s appetite for a tirade holds no bounds.
Noel has been rambling away his innermost thought to anyone who’ll listen, giving The Sun his thoughts on Iraq, “When people go on about that it's like they're suggesting that if anybody else had been in power they wouldn't have gone in with the Americans," he said. "Because after WW2 we always have sided with the Americans. Don't think for one moment David Cameron wouldn't have sent the troops in, or the other guy from the Liberals.” As well as his, quite remarkable, thoughts on the military, “You get a million people walking through Hyde Park, 'don't send the troops', and all that. The troops they wanna go, all they want to do is fight! They're soldiers! They're lunatics! They're loving it until they get shot - and then they're claiming compensation. If you're bothered about getting shot - here's a thing - don't join the Army!"
Noel didn’t stop there, telling The Big Issue, “Every time there's something wrong in Liam's life, in his madness, it all comes back to me. I get phone calls off him at five in the morning. 'Cos he knows you are in bed, right, and he only ever rings me when he's f***ed. And I can tell by the way it's ringing that it's going to be him and it's going to be some rant."
Do you think this is all about promoting the album, or is he simply turning into a grumpy old man? Perhaps he has a bet with Lily Allen about who can be more obnoxious? Let us know here.
3:20 PM | 23/11/2006
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has nothing to do with the best of or turning into a grumpy old man. it's just noel being noel . kinda like manny being manny. for all you baseball fans out there.
Posted by Bill at 5:04 PM | 23/11/2006 | Report Abuse
It's all about flogging records.
The man knows the business and knows how to play the media to raise the bands profile.
He's been doing it for over a decade now.
Anyway any record that contains Acquiesce, Live Forever and Slide Away is a goodun. Most bands go their whole career without writing anything near that good.
Posted by Chris at 12:46 PM | 26/11/2006 | Report Abuse
At least he doesn't collect Nazi memorabilia... he's an incredible musician but he's not the most politically savy guy as was shown when he said that Parliament was made up of heroin adicts
Posted by robbie at 1:53 AM | 27/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Oasis are just an average pub band that got lucky. i would be surprised if Noel Gallagher and his symian brother are able to spell their own names so i hardly think that they are qualified to pass judgement on political or any other issues.
Posted by Andreas Ioannou at 11:46 AM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Oasis died creatively after their second album. Everything they released after that was just average. Just hope Kasabian don't go the same way after their stonking second album...
Posted by Richey Boy at 12:30 PM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Noel is the most cutest little bunnywunny i have ever seen and i just wanna take him home and get him some warm milk and cookies. Leave him alone, you're hurting his feelings!
Posted by Sister Moon Rocks at 3:12 PM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Noel is Brilliant. He has opinions, why shouldn't he give them, you do.
Posted by Mysubr at 3:24 PM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Nothing changes that fact that Oasis are the best band of the last two decades, and that Noel continues to write brilliant songs. And the rants are quite funny. The world would be a poorer place without him.
Posted by Ironheintz at 3:40 PM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Sorry, Overrated
Posted by Damo at 4:13 PM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Good old Noel
Posted by Ed at 5:44 PM | 28/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Firstly I do think an element of this is about selling records. The other element is that everyone and their dog are interviewing noel at the moment, so they are bound to hear him sound off at some point. Also to the person who mentioned Liam and Noel would struggle to spell their own names.... 'simain' is spelt with an 'i' not a 'y'. Live Forever.
Posted by PaulJ at 10:28 AM | 29/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Noel tells it like it is! Lets hope he keeps doing it for all our sakes. So if you read this at all Noel, keep sticking it to the man! Live Forever!!!!
Posted by Andy Payne at 1:35 PM | 29/11/2006 | Report Abuse
It's SIMIAN! Jason says Oasis are Great, I don't believe him!
Metal Forever!
Posted by Damo at 8:37 AM | 30/11/2006 | Report Abuse
Neol dont need to promote the album - its a seller without al this ya no wat i mean! Oasis are class! anyone & eveeryone hav there views on shit like that
Posted by Kaa at 10:12 AM | 30/11/2006 | Report Abuse
well, he does this all the time, even when there is no record out. He probally dosen't even know his record is out this week. It's just them.
Posted by Joel at 12:45 PM | 02/12/2006 | Report Abuse
talentless burglars.they merely exploit their fanbases ignorance of music history.I hope the soldiers he's bitching about track him and his moronic sibling down and break their fingers one by one..and wash their stupid beatles haircuts with Immac.
Posted by whocares at 5:29 AM | 10/12/2006 | Report Abuse
oasis are legend anayone who doesnt think that are gay bastards
Posted by ryan welsh at 8:28 PM | 29/12/2006 | Report Abuse
I dont see the big deal about that army comment if you go in the army you obviously want to fuckin shoot people. He speaks his mind nice to have someone like him about.
Posted by DK at 10:03 PM | 19/01/2007 | Report Abuse
In my experience, people who have a dig at Oasis usually fall into one of two categories. People who know absolutely nothing about music, or people who know quite a lot about music, but are just bitter because the obscure bands that they listen to haven't had an ounce of the success that Oasis have.
Posted by Neil Park at 12:51 PM | 28/03/2007 | Report Abuse
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