Noel Gallagher Defends Alex Turner 'Boring' Comments

Noel Gallagher has explained why he criticized Alex Turner in a previous interview, according to NME.

The former Oasis frontman said he believes his comments regarding the way the Arctic Monkeys frontman answered during interviews are not remarks the latter would find offensive.

"I never say anything about their persona. I don't diss anybody's character," he said. "Alex Turner wouldn't be offended by that. Why should he?"

The vocalist added, "Alex is a f*****g top dude in a f*****g top band, and a very attractive man. His interviews, on the other hand, are lacklustre."

Gallagher first made a comment about Turner during an interview with the Evening Standard about the current state of the rock music industry.

"There doesn't seem to be any characters anymore. When you have proper characters, the music sort of becomes secondary ― it looks after itself," he said.

Speaking of musicians he believes are not as "great characters" as The Smiths and The Jam, Gallagher said, "I would rather drink petrol straight from the nozzle at a garage than listen to an interview with Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys."

He added, "Wouldn't you? Alternative thinking is on its way out. They just don't make for great copy. Is it any coincidence that all indie labels got bought up by the major labels and things have started to get boring?"

Turner, however, is not the first musician to be the subject of Gallagher's comments.

The former Oasis frontman had called out "You're Beautiful" singer James Blunt for being "boring," according to the Independent.

Gallagher also recently gave her two cents about Taylor Swift, according to Huffington Post.

Speaking of the praise Swift has been getting for being a talented songwriter, the musician said, "Who says that? Her parents?... She seems like a nice girl, but no one has ever said those words, and you f*****g know it."

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On This Day In Oasis History...

On March 5th 2000 Oasis played the Yokohama Arena in Japan, the band kicked off their 2000 World Tour at the same venue a few days before.




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Video: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Dublin

Below are a number of videos from the Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert in Dublin that took place yesterday.



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Live Report: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Dublin

Noel Gallagher linked past and present during a 90 minute set at Dublin's 3Arena last night (March 4).

Ireland's largest indoor music venue saw Gallagher and his High Flying Birds playing the same set list as they had 24-hours earlier at Belfast's Odyssey Arena, mixing a handful of early Oasis numbers with tracks from the singer and guitarist's two solo albums.

Support came from Black Rivers, who performed a number of songs from their recently-released self-titled debut LP, including 'The Forest' and 'The Ship'. While the crowd remained mostly static throughout, they did perk up slightly when the band which consists of former Doves members Jez and Andy Williams played two tracks originally recorded by their previous group, 'Rise' and 'Black and White Town'.

"Let's cheer up with 'Black and White Town', a good song," quipped Jez in response to the rather muted crowd. But they were only here to see one man, and directly following the Black Rivers' set, Judy Henske's 1963 track 'High Flying Bird' was played into the venue as though to signal Noel and his band's impending arrival.

Arriving onstage at 9pm with his band and a ten-member choir, which sat directly behind the group facing the crowd, Gallagher opened with two tracks from first solo record 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds'. '(Stranded On) The Wrong Beach' and 'Everybody's on the Run' were followed by the first Oasis track of the night, a more acoustic version of 'Definitely Maybe'-era B-side 'Fade Away' the track's wistful tone punctuated here by a series of nostalgic photographs that were projected behind the group.

"What about you Dublin?" Gallagher asked the packed venue. "I don't say this many places, but it's truly great to be back. Thank you very much."

Three tracks from new album 'Chasing Yesterday' followed as the band played 'In the Heat of the Moment', 'Lock All the Doors' and 'Riverman'. Gallagher dedicated 'Lock All The Doors' to "my former right-hand man Bonehead who's out there somewhere" a nod to Oasis founding member Paul Arthurs and introduced a three-piece brass section for 'Riverman'.

"This song contains a saxophone solo. Do not be alarmed," he joked.

Two more Noel solo numbers followed before the crowd were invited to sing along to Oasis single 'Champagne Supernova', which they happily did. "I started playing this tune one day in rehearsals and everyone joined in," revealed Gallagher before opening the track on his acoustic guitar.

While the choir departed the stage after 'Champagne Supernova' (the only track they'd actually been deployed on), the brass section returned for 'Dream On', and there was an amusing moment when an assistant attempted to hand Gallagher the wrong guitar before 'The Dying Of The Light'. "You just can't get the staff," he laughed.

Noel later played back-to-back Oasis tracks a rocking version of 'Shout It Out Loud' and 'Digsy's Dinner' before closing with his new album's final track, 'Ballad of a Mighty I'.

The band re-emerged, however, for a four track encore. 'Alone on the Rope' was followed by a stripped down version of 'Don't Look Back In Anger', which sparked another massive sing along between band and crowd. 'AKA... What a Life!' and Oasis anthem 'The Masterplan' closed the show.

Although 'Chasing Yesterday' was only released on Monday, earlier this week it was reported that Gallagher was already halfway through making his third solo record.

Source: www.nme.com

Setlist: Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds In Dublin

Yesterdays setlist from Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds concert in Dublin.

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Noel Gallagher On Liam, Oasis, Amorphous Androgynous, Blur And More

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Ride To Play At The Electric Picnic Festival In September

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Noel Gallagher's Greatest Ever Insults

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 'Chasing Yesterday' Is The Biggest Selling UK Album So Far This Week

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds new album 'Chasing Yesterday' is on track to claim the top spot in the UK Album Charts according to midweek figures from The Official Charts Company.

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Noel Gallagher On His First Night Of The Tour, Oasis, Manchester City And More

Click here to listen and skip to 37:47 into the show to listen to Noel Gallagher talk about his first night of the tour in Belfast, Oasis, Liam, Manchester City and more.

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What's Going On At 'This Feeling' This Weekend?

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Johnny Marr On The Black Les Paul He Gave Noel Gallagher

Johnny Marr has been asked in an interview with musicradar.com is there a guitar he regrets letting go?.

He said "[Laughs] That's a tricky one. Noel Gallagher's got my black Les Paul that I used on the album The Queen Is Dead. But he's a good boy, so I'll let it go. There's another answer to the Noel thing: I was drinking a lot in those days! But I like to help other musicians out.

"I know that I got a lot of helping hands when I was starting out. Some people were very generous to me; without them, I wouldn't have gotten to where I am. What goes around comes around. With Noel, the guitars went to a really good home. He wrote some great stuff with them, so it all worked out.

"I've given quite a few away over the years. I gave one to Chrissie Hynde, and Bernard Butler has my ES-335 12-string that I used on Strangeways, Here We Come and with the Talking Heads. I've given [The The singer- songwriter] Matt Johnson a guitar, too.

"I've been very happy to hang out with the Radiohead guys, and I loaned them guitars for In Rainbows. You recognise kindred spirits. I'm proud of that kind of thing."

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Behind The Rainbow's End - The Making Of Chasing Yesterday - Part 3

Noel Gallagher and his band High Flying Birds have released their album Chasing Yesterday.

In the third part of the three-part series, Noel talks about guitar solos, writing in innocuous places and why this LP is like a great TV series.

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Noel Gallagher On John Squire Playing With Oasis At Knebworth

Noel Gallagher has been speaking about Johnny Squire joining Oasis onstage at Knebworth in 1996.

He told the current issue of the NME "If Oasis ever wanted a guest, it was always down to me to ask... because if Liam's asking it sounds like, "You gonna play with us or what, you c*nt?" So I'd only ask people I like. Anyway when John Squire came on at Knebworth [to play 'Champagne Supernova'] he had flu, so stayed in the tour bus all weekend."

He added" He's an enigma and just kind of floated on, did his thing and came off again. I don't think he'd ever played that loud live. He brought this little amp with him, and when he came onstage he just stood here, turned to me and went 'f*cking hell'".


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Noel Gallagher Calls Kanye West A F*cking Dumbass And More

Noel Gallagher has said Kanye West is a f*cking dumbass in the current issue of the NME.

He said "I read in the papers this morning that he got onstage at the Grammys, saying to Beck 'You should respect artistry and give Beyonce that award.' That c*nt needs to look up the description of the word 'artistry'. If Beck the player of 14 instruments, is not an artist, then f*ck me. Kanye's a f*cking dumbass."

He added "His interview with Zane Lowe a few years ago was f*cking priceless, but he does have this thing where he thinks he runs the music business. Imagine if he'd got up at the Brits in the 90s. I'd Have knocked him out."

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Noel Gallagher Blames Liam's Beard For Oasis Not Cracking America

Noel Gallagher has blamed his brother Liam's beard for Oasis not cracking America.

He told the current issue of the NME "He's had some bizarre looks, but the best thing about Liam is he truly doesn't give a f*ck. We used to walk into rehersals and we'd look at him and be like 'Oh my god, wow, Ok, Ok, alright, that's bizarre', but yeah he's had some cracking hairstyles. Saying that, though, I've had the same hairstyle since 1994. At least the lads pushing it forward. He's got a beard at the moment? I often blame the beard for us not really cracking America".

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Noel Gallagher Wants To Make A Record With Richard Ashcroft

Noel Gallagher has been speaking about Richard Ashcroft in a interview in the current issue of the NME he said "I haven't seen Richard for ages, but whatever he's doing I hope he's making a record. I don't know anyone who's got his phone number. The one he gave me he never answers. He lives in a big stately home and I imagine he's just stoned thinking "What is that f*cking noise?". That 'United Nations Of Sound' record was a f*cking great record. I should make a record with him.

When asked "Would that upset Liam?" Noel replied "Oh, that would be war. The fact you've now put that in my head means I'm definitely going to follow that through. Hopefully he might give himself a black eye".

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Noel Gallagher's On The Front Cover Of This Weeks NME

Noel Gallagher takes time out from High Flying Birds band practice to chat pre-tour uncertainty and the nonsense of fame

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Noel Gallagher On His New Album, Beady Eye, Liam's Solo Plans And More

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Noel Gallagher's High Flying Bird's Land In Dublin

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds will play at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland later today (March 4).

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