Liam Gallagher always loves having his say, especially considering he always seems to have a lot on his mind anyway. In an interview with Esquire, he’s delved into a number of different topics that have held his interest recently, from the allures of getting up early (not your typical rocker cliché after all) as well as his current relationship with brother Noel (and judging from the title, it’s not good news).
For those of you hoping the brothers might have buried the hatchet, Liam puts those hopes to rest, admitting that “The last time I saw Noel was at a football match about ten years ago. It’s a shame, isn’t it?” However, Liam argues that “The good times outweigh the bad times. I think it’s best to just leave it at that.” Unfortunately, it seems his brother doesn’t agree.
To be honest, it doesn’t seem like Liam is the only ex-Oasis member that Noel hasn’t been keeping in contact with. Noel revealed on the Matt Morgan podcast that the last time he saw Oasis guitarist Bonehead was in “the last five years …. I haven’t seen any of them. I haven’t seen Guigs since the day he fucking left“. To be fair to him though, it doesn’t seem like Guigsy has made much of an attempt to keep in contact anyway, allegedly quitting the group via fax.
Despite not speaking much, the brothers still had something to do with each other recently, starting up a production company for their Oasis Knebworth 1996 documentary last year (which turned out to be the year’s highest-grossing documentary).
Liam argues that he was there to check on his brother. “I can’t remember the name, but he wanted to call the film something fucking ridiculous. I just went, ‘Fuck that – it should be just called Oasis Knebworth 1996’. Simple. He was calling it, ‘Ooh, The One With The Fucking Golden Ticket, Operation Fucking Gold’. Obviously he owns the key when it comes to the songs and that, but the image of it – I think I play an important part of [that].”
Other things Liam talked about in the interview include an interesting theory on how he became so passionate about music. “One day, I’m in school having a cigarette and minding me own business …. A couple of lads were looking for a bit of a fight …. and one of ’em hit a hammer over my head. Then a couple of weeks later music started creeping in …. I’m like, You know what? I like that song, that’s pretty cool. Whoever it was whapped me on the head, I’d like to thank him.” Not one to try at home, obviously.
Otherwise, Gallagher’s got a new documentary coming out featuring his two sons, titled Liam Gallagher: 48 Hours at Rockfield. You can look at his website for any other incoming news about the Britpop star.