Win Wristbands To Beady Eye's Rough Trade East In Store Show

Beady Eye are playing an intimate in-store show at London's Rough Trade East on Monday (June 10) at 7pm to celebrate the release of new album BE.

The follow up to debut Different Gear, Still Speeding was recorded in London with cult producer Dave Sitek (TV on the Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs).

"Working with Sitek just opened something up in us. He's without a doubt the best producer I've ever worked with, a real outlaw - he doesn't give a fuck, no rules.  We had a new found focus when we were writing it - we really got our heads down and got our shit together - clear heads, none of that crap from the 90s. It feels like a really special record for us." Liam said.

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Liam Gallagher On Being Recognised As A Songwriter

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME What would it mean to him, to be recognised as a songwriter?

He said "I've got a lot to learn about song writing, but I'm learning fucking fast man, believe you me. I just want people to dig my songs, I don't need an award for it."

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Liam Gallagher On His Sausage Dogs

Liam Gallagher was asked by the current issue of the NME does he still keep sausage dogs.

The singer said "Yeah, man. Them little fuckers man, they are bossy. Tucking food, water, over there, now! Fucking clean that shit up, take me for a walk, wipe my fucking arse! Stroke me!' Fucking hell..."

Gem Archer On The Rift Between Liam And Noel Gallagher

Gem Archer has spoken to the NME on the rift between Liam and Noel Gallagher

He said "As far as I know, they still don't see each other. But it's a family, man. Families are very, very complicated and it can't just be left in limbo. I've said before, it would take 20 seconds to sort out, but it's finding that right 20 seconds. To get them back on speaking terms is not for anybody to do, apart from maybe their mum. The rest is down to them, man, and they're happy being their own way, in their own worlds, doing their own things."

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Liam Gallagher: If The Stone Roses Had A Problem With Me They'd Say It To My F*cking Face

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME if the story kicked out of a Roses show in Dubai for pouring beer on the mixing desk is true.

The singer said "Nope, the Roses aren't two-faced. If they had a problem with me they'd just say it to my fucking face. The only thing I can say is they've got a couple of dicks working for them who used to work with Oasis and still work with Noel, and I might have had a bit of a ding-dong with them about summat."

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Beady Eye On Liam Gallagher

Beady Eye's Andy Bell and Gem Archer have spoken to the NME about band member Liam Gallagher.

Gem Archer said "When people actually meet Liam they have a different opinion of him. You get into a cab and the driver says, 'You know what, I had Liam in and he's a really top fella'. Liam's an icon, so wherever you go people will say hello to him. He'll spend all night having his photo taken with kids and fans - that side of Liam isn't reported on."

Andy Bell added "Obviously Liam is perceived as a bit of a cartoon character. There are a lot of preconceptions about him. But that's not the Liam I know. I know a different guy. But that's not to say those sides to him aren't there..." The NME is on sale now.

Liam Gallagher Has A Feeling People Are Just Going, 'Fuck Beady Eye, We Want Oasis Back'

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME are you not getting the response you wanted from Beady Eye?.

The singer said "I have a feeling people are just going, 'Fuck Beady Eye, we want Oasis back'. I feel sometimes people are boycotting Beady Eye because they think the quicker I get the needle with it, the sooner I'll be going round knocking on Noel's door. They've got it all wrong."

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Beady Eye On The Album That Wasn't

Beady Eye's Andy Bell and Gem Archer have spoken to the NME about the album that wasn't and not working with The Black Keys 'Dan Auerbach'.

Gem Archer said “At one point, we were going to Nashville with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. The timing didn't work out, but that would have been a completely different tangent.”

Andy Bell added “If we'd worked with Dan Auerbach on this album we might have done the same songs, but taken them in a different direction to what we did with Dave Sitek. But the important thing for Beady Eye was that we were open to a direction that would take us somewhere else. It was like, “We wanna bounce off somebody, work with somebody.”

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Andy Bell On Liam Gallagher's Songwriting Technique

Beady Eye's Andy Bell has spoken to the NME about Liam Gallagher's songwriting technique.

He said “He'll have a song on a riff in his mind that you'll hear him playing over weeks, every time he's got a guitar in his hand, or when he's just sitting warming up. Then you'll tend to hear two or three tunes that he's got on the go, and then eventually he'll have a couple of lyrical things going on, then you'll get to hear where his head's at.”

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Liam Gallagher On Nearly Dying After Eating A Peanut M&M

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME if the story he nearly died after eating a peanut M&M are true. 

The singer said 'That peanut, man, it nearly tipped me over the edge. It was a fucking blue one and all, the cheeky bastard. I had a fucking M&M and it felt like I'd been shot in the mouth. Head started feeling weird, throat started feeling weird. Carried on. Went to pick the kid up from school the next day, had one of them healthy fucking nutty bars and it happened again. Now I've got a peanut allergy and I've got to carry these stupid fucking needles around with me all the time. I've got to do all that, 'Is there any fucking nuts in this?' "

Questioned on how does it feel to be nearly taken out by a peanut? he said "Nutty. For two weeks I was walking round the house like Ozzy Osbourne, just totally fucking fucked ."

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Liam Gallagher On Squaring Up To A Tramp Outside His House

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME if the story he squared up to a tramp for putting crutches in his bin are true.

The singer said "Right, the tramp dude, he's a busker and he's always outside my house. He presses the buzzer one day and he's gone, 'Liam, I've got this fucking tune, come and hear it'. So I've gone out me fucking way, and he's played 'Wonderwall'. I've gone, 'Yeah, fucking tune, I've heard that one a million times'. Then he's come back a couple of fucking weeks later, pressing the buzzer at four in the morning, smashing his guitars up outside my house, waking the kids up, dogs going and everything. So I've had a word with him and I've asked him to stop freaking me kids out and shit. Then I was putting out the fucking recycling one day and he's come up and he's thrown his fucking crutches in the bin."

When asked did he put it in the wrong bin? Liam said "No, in the main bin. And I said to the fucking geezer, 'Look man, you're being a cunt, stop being a fucking idiot'. I didn't hit him, I didn't have a fight with him, I just talked to him."

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Liam Gallagher On Getting Tickets To The Chelsea Flower Show

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME if the story he tried to get tickets to Chelsea Flower Show are true.

The singer said "Have I fuck. Why would I want to go to fucking Chelsea Flower Show? Apparently they rang up Pretty Green and asked them to design a gnome because Elton John, Rod Stewart and Ringo were doing one. Someone at Pretty Green went, 'Nah, that ain't fucking cool', but I actually think it's cool. I would've done one"

When asked what his gnome would look like? he said "It'd be a fucking rock'n'roll gnome man. It'd look like me. Nah, it'd look like our kid - same fucking size and everything."

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Liam Gallagher On Riding A Dog In A London Pub

Liam Gallagher has been asked by the NME if the story that he rode a dog in a London pub is true.

The singer said "I don't know where that came from. It might have happened, but I'd like to see the evidence. They had a picture of me in the pub, so why didn't they have a picture of me riding a dog? You tell me. It made me laugh. Fucking nutters. Someone's tripping more than me."

Beady Eye member Andy Bell and Gem Archer say they suspect he did it, because he was copying the film Ted.

Liam Gallagher "Does he ride a dog in that? I've seen the film. I've actually got Ted the teddy bear. There's only a few of them been made, man."

When asked if Ted is his or the kids'? he said "I bought it with my fucking money man, so it's mine. I let them play with it. It's mega, you press its hand and it tells everyone to fuck off. I'm going to get it a flight case and bring it on tour with me. I'll take it on TV shows and say, 'Here's me new brother'."

Liam Gallagher Is Happier Now Than The Last Days Of Oasis

Liam Gallagher has told the current issue of the NME he is happier now than the last days of Oasis.

Questioned if he was happier than the last days of Oasis? He said "Beyond, mate. It got far too sensible for me. There were lots of little glasses of wine getting poured.

Ooooooh, I'm having a little glass of wine tonight. It's like, 'Oh, you fucking lightweight, I'm having a tequila and getting off me fucking box so I'm going to leave this room because the party is in the next room'. So yeah, it got a little too sensible man, far too sensible for my liking."

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Liam Gallagher On Playing Oasis Songs With Beady Eye

Liam Gallagher has spoken to the current issue of the NME about playing Oasis songs live with Beady Eye. 

Questioned if he will play Oasis songs with Beady Eye the singer said.

"Yeah man. Just two. We've been playing 'Morning Glory' and 'Rock 'N' Roll Star', so they're in the bag to drop at any time, I'd like to give 'Rockin' Chair' a spin out because we never sang that. Not doing' Wonderwall'. I don't know, maybe some mad, obscure ones."
When asked will that satisfy the fans? the front man said"People shouldn't be coming to the gigs to hear Oasis songs. They should be coming to hear Beady Eye. There'll be nights when we'll go, Look, you don't deserve it so you're not getting any of that '90s shit."
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Liam Gallagher Is Totally Confident In Everything He Does

Liam Gallagher has responded to to claims he made earlier this year that he might knock music on the head if you were "barking up the wrong tree" with Beady Eye...

Speaking to the NME the singer said "I was just in one of them moods those days. I'm fucking totally confident in everything I do. I just meant I might just have a little break from music for a bit, just fucking not go straight into doing another record. We've made records now pretty much off the back of... what's that last Oasis fucking thing called... 'Dig Out Your Soul', straight into 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' straight into this"

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Liam Gallagher On One Direction

Liam Gallagher has said that One Direction are "just living their life" and Harry Styles is riding the wave, man".

Questioned by the NME about the hellraisers of today One Direction the singer said "They're just living their life. Harry Styles? Fucking good on him man. It'll end soon, won't it, and he can look back and go, yeah, I had a fucking good time. He's riding the wave, man" The NME is in stores now.

Liam Gallagher On Working With Dave Sitek

Liam Gallagher has spoken about working with producer Dave Sitek for his bands new album BE.

Questioned by the NME as to if he did he did anything in the studio that raised your eyebrows?

The Beady Eye front-man said "Well, he was burning a lot of sage when he was in there. Apparently it wards off evil spirits. But I don't really mind the odd evil spirit - it certainly makes for an entertaining evening."

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Liam Gallagher On The New Beady Eye Album

Liam Gallagher has spoken to the NME about how the Beady Eye album 'BE'stacks up alongside the other albums he's been involved in?

The singer said "For me, personally, it's the best album I've ever made. It's the most free album I've ever been involved in, because we've stood back and let the producer call the shots. In Oasis, Noel would never let that happen. He'd be trying to do it all himself and you'd say, 'You're not a fucking producer, man - sit down.' Whether it becomes the biggest or the lowest selling record I've ever made, I don't give a fuck."

He added "I want it to sell healthy fucking copies, but I'm not in it for the money. I don't need the fucking money. It's already good in my head. We've opened a door that we wouldn't normally have opened, and instead of being frightened of it, we've stayed for lunch, know what I mean? Next time we might stay for dinner and dessert and that."

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Liam Gallagher: 'I Don't Tour To Make Money'

British rocker Liam Gallagher is happy to splash out on fancy hotels and first class flights when he is touring with Beady Eye because he goes on the road to "have a good time" rather than make money.

The star has been accused of living beyond his means while on the road with his new band by insisting on the same luxury travel and accommodation he was used to when he was a member of now-defunct group Oasis.

However, Gallagher is adamant he doesn't care about wracking up big bills as long as he has fun.

He tells NME magazine, "When they turn round and say 'What hotels do you want to stay in?' You don't say 'S**t ones, please!' I don't go on the road to come back with a big pot of money. I go on the road to have a good time, do great gigs and enjoy being in a band. And that means staying in good hotels and flying business class and s**t like that. I don't want a f**king Mini (car) picking me up at the airport, I want a nice f**king car picking me up, and if I come back and I've made no money on that tour because it's all been spent, then I'm happy with that. Other people might not be, but I do what I f**king want... I don't go on the road to make money, I do it to have a f**king good time."

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