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Daily Record
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Liam Gallagher slams 'arrogant' brother Noel as he opens up on feud
Liam Gallagher has spoken out on his feud with brother Noel Gallagher, admitting that the pair are complete opposites. Liam Gallagher has confessed to one of the most glaringly obvious facts in the music world. He admitted that him and his brother Noel Gallagher are complete opposites. The Gallagher brothers, known for their endless feuds, appear to have burried their differences for the much-anticipated Oasis comeback tour. However Liam, 52, admits despite being siblings the pair are nothing alike. He is even in agreement with Noel' s comparison from the 2016 Supersonic documentary, when he likened himself to a cat and Liam to a dog. "Without a doubt," Liam states in an extract from the upcoming book A Sound So Very Loud. "He's arrogant, sticks his a*** up, comes and goes as he pleases... loves being stroked. Total tart. Loves you when he wants. I only get took out on a lead." Noel, 58, expressed in the documentary, as reported by the Mirror: "I'm a cat. That's just what I am. I've accepted it. I'm a bit of a b******d." Liam also reminisces proudly about the band's escapades during their rise to fame but explains the loss of similar antics in modern rock n' roll, commenting, "The Benny Hill element has gone from rock 'n' roll," Meanwhile, Noel exposes the backstory behind their notorious ferry fight in 1994 that axed their first opportunity to play in Amsterdam, revealing how the bust-up led to Liam and other band members arrest as Oasis were on the verge of fame. Noel clarified that the incident wasn't due to an alleged scrap with football fans but Liam actually caused a stir when he grabbed a roulette ball, which led to a confrontation with a police officer. The officer threatened to arrest Liam along with Oasis bass player, Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan. Noel reflected on the moment, saying: "Guigsy says that the copper told Liam he was going to arrest him. Liam goes, 'You and whose f***ing army?' Except he never got as far as the word 'whose'. In one movement they had him on the floor with his arm behind his back." Elsewhere, Oasis kicked off their reunion tour last Friday in Cardiff, marking their highly-anticipated return to the stage after 16 years. They are lined up to play next in Manchester this Friday, and will take to Edinburgh's Murrayfield stage later this year. Earlier in the week, it emerged that Liam might face a less than warm welcome at the Heaton Park homecoming concerts if he persists in urging the audience to "do the Poznan". At the Cardiff shows, he encouraged the crowd to spin around and hop to the beat as Liam stated: "I don't ask you to do the Mexican wave or sh*t like that, but I want you to do the poznan so everyone turn around and put your hands on each other. It's 2025, don't be shy. When the tunes start, you jump up and down, it's very easy, you don't need GCSEs." The Poznan is a celebratory move popular among Manchester City fans. However, given that numerous Manchester United supporters are expected at Heaton Park, Liam's gesture could stir a mixed response. A source revealed to the Mirror: "Liam loves seeing the crowd do it, but it will be a higher risk strategy at Heaton Park. It will be no surprise if he does do it or gives City a shout-out on stage because he and Noel are such big fans. Bonehead is the only red (United fan) in the line-up."
Daily Mirror
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Oasis' Liam Gallagher pokes fun at 'arrogant' Noel ahead of Manchester gig
Liam Gallagher has spoken about his brother Noel Gallagher for a new book that's being released amid the Oasis reunion tour, which is heading to Heaton Park in Manchester this week Liam Gallagher has admitted the worst kept secret in music – that he and brother Noel Gallagher couldn't be more different. The famously scrappy siblings seem to have buried the hatchet for the Oasis reunion tour but frontman Liam, 52, says the pair are - and have been - complete opposites. And he agrees with Noel's analogy in 2016 documentary Supersonic when he said he was a cat and Liam was a dog. "Without a doubt," Liam agrees in an interview featured in new book A Sound So Very Loud. "He's arrogant, sticks his a*** up, comes and goes as he pleases… loves being stroked. Total tart. Loves you when he wants. I only get took out on a lead." Noel, 58, said in the documentary: "I'm a cat. That's just what I am. I've accepted it. I'm a bit of a b******d." In the book, Liam also brags about the wild scrapes the band would regularly get into in the early days and moans about how times have changed. "The Benny Hill element has gone from rock 'n' roll," he says. And Noel reveals the real cause of their infamous ferry bust-up in 1994, which sank Oasis's chances of performing in Amsterdam. The band were just breaking through, but the incident led to Liam and the rest of the group getting arrested. Get Oasis updates straight to your WhatsApp! As the hotly anticipated Oasis reunion tour grows closer, the Mirror has launched its very own Oasis WhatsApp community where you'll get all the latest news on the Gallagher brothers and all the information you'll need in the run up to the gigs. We'll send you the latest breaking updates and exclusives all directly to your phone. Users must download or already have WhatsApp on their phones to join in. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! We may also send you stories from other titles across the Reach group. We will also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose Exit group. If you're curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Noel said it was nothing to do with a reported scuffle with football fans. It was actually Liam walking past a roulette table and grabbing the ball, before being confronted by a police officer, who told him he was going to arrest him, along with Oasis bassist Paul 'Guigsy' McGuigan. Noel recalls: "Guigsy says that the copper told Liam he was going to arrest him. Liam goes, 'You and whose f***ing army?' Except he never got as far as the word 'whose'. In one movement they had him on the floor with his arm behind his back." The band got back on the road last Friday in Cardiff, 16 years after what had looked like being their final ever gig. They are next on stage in Manchester this Friday. It was reported earlier this week that Liam risks getting a rocky reception at the homecoming gigs at Heaton Park if he continues asking the crowd to "do the Poznan". He had urged fans at the shows in Cardiff to turn around and bounce up and down during the song Cigarettes & Alcohol. As previously reported, he said on Saturday: "I don't ask you to do the Mexican wave or sh*t like that, but I want you to do the poznan so everyone turn around and put your hands on each other. It's 2025, don't be shy. When the tunes start, you jump up and down, it's very easy, you don't need GCSEs." The Poznan is a celebration used by Manchester City. It's expected that many thousands of Manchester United football fans will be in the crowd at Heaton Park though. A source told the Mirror: "Liam loves seeing the crowd do it, but it will be a higher risk strategy at Heaton Park. It will be no surprise if he does do it or gives City a shout-out on stage because he and Noel are such big fans. Bonehead is the only red (United fan) in the line-up." A Sound So Very Loud by Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain is out Thursday.
Daily Mirror
19-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Liam Gallagher in 'freefall' and fleeing to Spain to retire until intervention
A new book A Sound So Very Loud reveals how Liam Gallagher was on the verge of moving to Majorca to retire like the gangster played by Ray Winstone in the 2000 movie Sexy Beast - until his partner made him see the light To borrow a catchphrase from Liam Gallagher, we are all about to witness a comeback of biblical proportions. In exactly two weeks, the Gallagher brothers will take to the stage for the first night of the Oasis reunion. More than 1.4 million tickets have been sold across 17 UK dates for the tour, 16 years after the Britpop favourites' acrimonious split. But according to a new book, the reunion might not be happening at all if it wasn't for Liam's fiancee, Debbie Gwyther. In Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain's new Oasis book, A Sound So Very Loud, the former recalls meeting Liam in a London pub in 2016, two years after his group Beady Eye disbanded. And he says we have Debbie to thank for persuading Liam to keep performing. Ted says: 'In the pub, over pints, Liam explained what had been going on for the past two years. 'Since he'd dispensed with the intricate management scaffolding that keeps rock megastars afloat, he'd spent a while in freefall.' Ted says that just like the gangster played by Ray Winstone in the 2000 movie Sexy Beast, Liam also considered retiring abroad. He explains: 'He had tumbled out of the bubble to such an extent that for a while, he considered jacking it all in and moving to Majorca, living 'Sexy Beast-style'. Debbie, who had previously worked at Beady Eye's management company, put paid to that.' READ MORE: Diana Ross opens up in rare interview - 'My five children really take care of their mum' The book reveals how Liam listened to Debbie's wise, albeit harsh advice. Liam explains: 'She just told me to stop being a d**khead. She got me out the house, introduced me to new people outside my world, got me doing new things.' The book adds: 'She also firmly reminded him that he was the greatest rock 'n' roll frontman of his generation, he was only 43 and there was lots of mileage left on his engine. 'Perhaps he just needed to work with different people – which is exactly what he did, going to LA and collaborating with songwriter-producers Greg Kurstin, Andrew Wyatt and Dan Grech-Marguerat, demoing and recording new songs, some of which Liam played via Debbie's laptop when we were drunk in the pub, miming the words and dancing as I listened through headphones, giving them a thumbs-up.' Liam, 52, and Debbie, 41, his former personal assistant, got together in 2014 – the year Liam divorced his second wife, former All Saints singer Nicole Appleton. He was married to actress Patsy Kensit from 1997 to 2000 and has four children – Lennon, 25, with Patsy, Gene, 23 with Nicole, and two daughters, Molly, 27, with singer Lisa Moorish and Gemma, 12, with journalist Liza Ghorbani. Liam's period of self-doubt came after five years with Beady Eye. The band formed in 2009 and was made up of Liam, former Oasis members Gem Archer and Andy Bell and drummer Chris Sharrock. They released two albums, Different Gear, Still Speeding in 2011 and BE in 2013 – but neither enjoyed anything like the success of Oasis. Both reached the top 5 in the UK album chart, but they had just one top 40 single with The Roller in 2011. A Sound Very Loud – dubbed the inside story of every song Oasis every recorded – also details other interactions the authors had with the band. Ted was with the NME when he went to Camden, North London, with the band in May 1994, three months before Definitely Maybe came out. He took them to famous boozer The Good Mixer, which was often frequented by musicians. 'Liam immediately spied Graham Coxon of Blur at a table and marched up to him, bombarding the introverted guitarist with aggressive bonhomie,' Ted writes. ''You're him out of Blur!' he boomed. 'Good band… sh*** clothes though'. 'They met again at the urinal, where Liam jostled the mid-flow Coxon, splashing his strides. 'An upset Graham complained to the landlord, who foolishly ushered Oasis out forever.' Later, the Gallaghers and their entourage got into a row at a rock venue with 'several dozen fans of a long-forgotten techno-punk group' who played that night. Ted writes: 'Confusingly, this dispute became physical and a bundle of goths, record company employees and perhaps some Gallaghers ensued. 'Once more, Oasis were shown the door, bringing the curtain down on our evening tog-ether. So I wombled off into London's orangey black, swaying at the night bus stop at 2am, wondering when the next night out with the Gallaghers might be.' Last week, Noel, 57, told pals the band sounded good in rehearsals. He and Liam will walk on stage together for the first time since 2004 on July 4 at Cardiff's Principality Stadium. There will also be dates in Manchester, London and Dublin on the UK leg of the tour. A Sound So Very Loud: The Inside Story of Every Song Oasis Recorded by Ted Kessler & Hamish MacBain is published by Pan Macmillan on July 3 costing £25 for hardback – ebook and audiobook also available. Preorder book here
