As he does the rounds of the media promoting the release of the debut Beady Eye album Different Gear, Still Speeding, Liam Gallagher hasn’t lost any of the unique character that made his soundbites a favourite with the media. He’s hit out at brother Noel and the statement he made when he left Oasis claiming he was subject to ‘verbal and violent intimidation’.
He says of the statement. ‘Absolute fucking bollocks. That’s the thing that makes me want to throw up. I just look at him now and think, ‘You’re a fucking fake.’ It’s like, if you want to fucking leave the band, leave the band. If you want to stay at home with your kids, stay at home with your kids. If you wanna have five years off, have five years off. We’ll sit down as a band and talk about it. But don’t start going, ‘I was bullied out of the band.’ Fucking shite.’
He’s also ruled out Oasis reforming, saying that Beady Eye isn’t a stopgap between what many regard as an inevitable and lucrative reunion in several years. “This is not a stopgap until me and Noel come to our senses and start Oasis again. That is well and truly done.”
However, he firmly believes that he and Noel will eventually patch things up as brothers. “Without a doubt. But I suppose I’ve got to grow up a little bit, and I suppose he has. People think I’m just a fucking lunatic, but Noel can be a little bitch, too. Maybe the pair of us have to sort ourselves out before we do that. But not just yet.”
