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A STATEMENT FROM NOEL
28 August 2009
"It's with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight. People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.
"Apologies to all the people who bought tickets for the shows in Paris, Konstanz and Milan."
Rumour has it that Liam smashed up one of Noel's guitars backstage in Paris during a massive argument and that was the final straw.
I was amazed by the fuss caused by the cancellation of the 'V' gig last weekend. But I was amazed at the fuss about 'V' full-stop - since when was did it become an event of national cultural significance?!? I remember very clearly when it started that it was widely derided as being an awful corporate pseudo-festival....
Anyway, Oasis: great first single - "Supersonic" had swagger and a genuine air of cheap drugs and latent violence about it. All downhill from thereon in, natch. Talk about premature ejaculation.
And talking of premature ejaculation........
supersonic was ace,some good ones just after for a while. more recently -- what shite..time they ended with some good early tunes that might last
as i said on facebook... will noel join androgenous amorphous now? and liam will join prodigy everybodys 'appy!
pure_shaw wrote: as i said on facebook... will noel join androgenous amorphous now? and liam will join prodigy everybodys 'appy!
Maybe Hooky and Barney will find some new members for upcoming over the hill Manchester supergroups.
Gutted, i thought the last album was great. Lost interest with them for a few years after Liam started acting the twat after the Morning Glory album, but you have to give them credit where it's due, their singles have been consistently good. Two of the best interviewee's in music as well, so many classic one liners. Definitely Maybe is a masterpiece.
The remaining 'talent' has left.
Actually, if you read Johnny Marr's biography you'd know that the talent was never really in the band. I've not been able to take NG seriously as a musician since I read that.
He's always struck me as a bit of a wankbag anyway. Plastic Mancs. Fucked off to London as soon as they got some money and good riddance. They walk like I do when I'm pissed.
Done some classic tunes, mind.
Not been a "band" for a long time, though, have they? More like a revolving door with the brothers on one side and stream of hangers on coming and going. Like Sugagbabes, then, only not as good.
I will grant them attitude, though. The only time I ever saw them was at Glastonbury in 1994. I think they'd only had the one single out at that point but there was huge hype already surrounding them. They played early doors, about 1-2pm, in the blazing sun. I didn't think much of the songs, but there was a huge lairy crowd and quite a few bottles were being thrown. One whizzes a few inches past Liam's bonce: the band stop playing. And do nothing. And it goes on like this for what seems an eternity. They just silently stare at the crowd. It was great. I've seen bands react in all sorts of ways to having stuff lobbed at them but nothing like this. Impeccably cool and totally appropriate. Subtle, even. So, that's my one good memory of Oasis.....
Would just like to get something else off my chest about that Gem Archer lad. His godawful fucking band Heavy Stereo were the bane of my life at one point. They seemed to be supporting every band I went to see. Felt like being stalked. Things reached a particular low-point when I went to the Phoenix festival in 1996. The only two bands I wanted to see were Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star. Missed the Coc's cos of the fucking 100-mile queue of traffic trying to get onto the site. Not happy.
Mazzy Star hardly ever play in the UK, so this was a big deal for me. The fuckers pull out at the last minute, only to be replaced with.......Heavy Stereo, incongruously bumped up the bill. I was in a foul mood all weekend, which I spent for the most part drunkenly spitting at the pseudo-famous types playing "celebrity" 5-a-Side.
Pah.
johnny wrote: Here's hoping Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay etc follow suit very soon.
Couldn't have put it better misel lad!
Oarseis one of the most overrated bands for years!
You never know what will happen with them, right?
Somehow I feel this is merely a long hiatus and not permanent, based on what I've read in a very recent interview in a respected Japanese music magazine of Noel, Liam, and Andy.
The interview was from this month's edition of Crossbeat magazine, and was conducted during Fuji Rock fes in late July.
(Who knows? Something may have happened in just 1 month. But I'm posting this anyway---I've translated some quotes from the article.)
Q. Are there any places you want to visit on tour that you've never been? Noel- I really wanted to go to China....but I was refused entry. I'd love to do a gig in India, and also Russia too. I went there for a solo gig before, but I'd love to do one as Oasis.
Q. There's this stuff going round about a solo album, but it seems that you're making demos...do you think that you will make the solo album while during the break? Noel- I've never said anything about a solo album. Maybe Liam used that term. But I've never said 'solo album'. That so-called 'solo album' does not exist. Q. Ok. Noel- I'll get this straight. There's lots of songs I've written that weren't released. The last time I counted---36 songs. None of those 36 have been released. But I don't think we can release our next album right away....But that doesn't mean Oasis will cease to exist. It has nothing to do with the existence of our band.
Q.Liam is currently working on his fashion label Pretty Green, but what do you think about that? Noel- What do I think? I haven't got anything to say about it. Q. Liam once told us that if you, Noel, wanted to get anything from Pretty Green, that you should buy it. Haven't you received anything, like even just one piece? Noel- I've received several. Q. Did you wear it? Noel- I gave it away. Q. .... (interviewer is speechless) Noel- I can say this, though. It's a bit tiring to have a fashion icon in the same band.
Q. When will you start working on your next album? Noel- I'm always writing songs. I won't stop doing that. I always keep my guitar with me. No matter where I am in the world.....I've written about 5 songs during this tour. Even the last time I came to Japan, I wrote 1 song at this exact hotel. But Liam wants to go in the studio immediately after this tour, then he can if he wants to. I'm not (going to the studio that immediately).
Q. Can you give us even just a vague idea about when your next album may come out? Noel- Next....maybe about 2015.
johnny wrote: Here's hoping Snow Patrol, Kaiser Chiefs, Coldplay etc follow suit very soon.
Toss in Radiohead, Arcade Fire, and Linkin Park to fill in my list.
Clayhead Liberation Faction wrote: Not been a "band" for a long time, though, have they? More like a revolving door with the brothers on one side and stream of hangers on coming and going. Like Sugagbabes, then, only not as good.
I will grant them attitude, though. The only time I ever saw them was at Glastonbury in 1994. I think they'd only had the one single out at that point but there was huge hype already surrounding them. They played early doors, about 1-2pm, in the blazing sun. I didn't think much of the songs, but there was a huge lairy crowd and quite a few bottles were being thrown. One whizzes a few inches past Liam's bonce: the band stop playing. And do nothing. And it goes on like this for what seems an eternity. They just silently stare at the crowd. It was great. I've seen bands react in all sorts of ways to having stuff lobbed at them but nothing like this. Impeccably cool and totally appropriate. Subtle, even. So, that's my one good memory of Oasis.....
Would just like to get something else off my chest about that Gem Archer lad. His godawful fucking band Heavy Stereo were the bane of my life at one point. They seemed to be supporting every band I went to see. Felt like being stalked. Things reached a particular low-point when I went to the Phoenix festival in 1996. The only two bands I wanted to see were Cocteau Twins and Mazzy Star. Missed the Coc's cos of the fucking 100-mile queue of traffic trying to get onto the site. Not happy.
Mazzy Star hardly ever play in the UK, so this was a big deal for me. The fuckers pull out at the last minute, only to be replaced with.......Heavy Stereo, incongruously bumped up the bill. I was in a foul mood all weekend, which I spent for the most part drunkenly spitting at the pseudo-famous types playing "celebrity" 5-a-Side.
Pah.
Cocteau Twins played Phoenix 96? Bastard. I was actually there that year although only for the Saturday as i recall. Maybe Cocteaus played another night. All i remember is fighting our way in the opposite direction to thousands leaving the main stage after fucking Bjork's set. We were trying to get to one of the tents to see Minty. Not the gruff bloke out of Eastenders but a short lived band who's female lead singer performed in nothing but a see through mac.Got to the tent just as she was leaving the stage at the end of the gig 
Can't find much info or pics on the net of her but i remember The Sun being outraged that she performed gigs butt naked except for her see through mac.
I remember listening to Oasis at Glastonbury 1994 from our tent. Seem to recall it going quiet for a while before the music started again. Must have been the bottle incident you mention
Seen them loads of times, most recently in June. They put on a good show, but I do remember thinking that I wasn't that bothered if I saw them again.
I'll give it a couple of years until they reform and bring a new album out.
Toolbox wrote: Plastic Mancs. Fucked off to London as soon as they got some money and good riddance.
That has got to be one of the daftest comments ever, do you really expect them to live in a council house when they've earned millions? they've worked hard for it, they can live where they want and spend it how they want, it is no reflection on their attitude to their roots, do you think the same about New Order, all members now live in Cheshire, does it matter? does it fuck.
Jed Stephens wrote:
Toolbox wrote: Plastic Mancs. Fucked off to London as soon as they got some money and good riddance.
That has got to be one of the daftest comments ever, do you really expect them to live in a council house when they've earned millions? they've worked hard for it, they can live where they want and spend it how they want, it is no reflection on their attitude to their roots, do you think the same about New Order, all members now live in Cheshire, does it matter? does it fuck.
You big fucking gayer. Of course it matters. They fucked off down south without a moment's thought. Their entire schtick was based upon being working-class provincial hedonists, so twatting off to spunksville and hanging out at the fucking Groucho was something of an ideological no-no, I'd say. Noel could have bought a great big house in Alderley Edge and been less of a fucking rent-a-quote cuntbag, too. Their attitude to their roots fucking stinks. Plus, writing the same fucking song 200 times is not "working hard", at least not where I'm from. Gayers.
Fuck.
How depressing has this sight become? It should carry a governement warning. And theres some right miserable sods posting too.
Sink or Swim is crap Freebase will be crap Oasis are crap So are Radiohead, Snow Patrol, The Killers etc, etc
Jes. Back to Oasis and no doubt Liam will try and carry on without the talented Noel. The V festival is of relevance to many thousands of people. I cant but feel Liam pulled out of the Chelmsford gig last Sunday due to a showdown with his brother, not (as reported) due to laringitus(cant spell).
I think Noel would be better off without dimwit Liam. He could go solo and form a new band and hopefully challenge himself to write better songs.
NO Regret wrote: How depressing has this sight become? It should carry a governement warning. And theres some right miserable sods posting too.
Sink or Swim is crap Freebase will be crap Oasis are crap So are Radiohead, Snow Patrol, The Killers etc, etc
Jes. Back to Oasis and no doubt Liam will try and carry on without the talented Noel. The V festival is of relevance to many thousands of people. I cant but feel Liam pulled out of the Chelmsford gig last Sunday due to a showdown with his brother, not (as reported) due to laringitus(cant spell).
I think Noel would be better off without dimwit Liam. He could go solo and form a new band and hopefully challenge himself to write better songs.
If autism had a Richter scale......
Clayhead Liberation Faction wrote:
NO Regret wrote: How depressing has this sight become? It should carry a governement warning. And theres some right miserable sods posting too.
Sink or Swim is crap Freebase will be crap Oasis are crap So are Radiohead, Snow Patrol, The Killers etc, etc
Jes. Back to Oasis and no doubt Liam will try and carry on without the talented Noel. The V festival is of relevance to many thousands of people. I cant but feel Liam pulled out of the Chelmsford gig last Sunday due to a showdown with his brother, not (as reported) due to laringitus(cant spell).
I think Noel would be better off without dimwit Liam. He could go solo and form a new band and hopefully challenge himself to write better songs.
If autism had a Richter scale......
I'd top that scale.
Clayhead Liberation Faction wrote:
Jed Stephens wrote:
Toolbox wrote: Plastic Mancs. Fucked off to London as soon as they got some money and good riddance.
That has got to be one of the daftest comments ever, do you really expect them to live in a council house when they've earned millions? they've worked hard for it, they can live where they want and spend it how they want, it is no reflection on their attitude to their roots, do you think the same about New Order, all members now live in Cheshire, does it matter? does it fuck.
You big fucking gayer. Of course it matters. They fucked off down south without a moment's thought. Their entire schtick was based upon being working-class provincial hedonists, so twatting off to spunksville and hanging out at the fucking Groucho was something of an ideological no-no, I'd say. Noel could have bought a great big house in Alderley Edge and been less of a fucking rent-a-quote cuntbag, too. Their attitude to their roots fucking stinks. Plus, writing the same fucking song 200 times is not "working hard", at least not where I'm from. Gayers.
Fuck.
Jesus! a bit of anger management required I think.
I'll just mince off and have a babycham
bye bye,, and whats wrong with living in cheshire anyways??
dont you think the joker laughs at you
