STACK #180 Oct 2019

MUSIC FEATURE

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LIAM GALLAGHER INTERVIEW It’s been ten years since Noel Gallagher walked out on Oasis minutes before they were due to go onstage at the Rock en Seine festival in Paris. In that time, Liam Gallagher formed and disbanded Beady Eye and underwent a protracted and expensive legal battle in the wake of his divorce from Nicole Appleton. But in 2016, Gallagher dusted himself down and returned to what he does best – singing.Working with virtuoso producer and songwriting duo AndrewWyatt and Greg Kurstin, he released AsYouWere to critical acclaim.This year he’s back with the excellent follow up, Why Me?Why Not .

you compared to Oasis? Have you always had that ‘let’s get it done’ attitude? I’ve always had that attitude. Noel thinks he’s curing cancer and stopping the Ice Age or air pollution! We’re just going in to make some f-cking music. The minute it starts getting peculiar and everyone starts staring and listening to drum patterns, I’m out of there – I go to the pub. Is playing live still where it’s at for you? Without a doubt, mate, without a doubt. If I had to choose between being in the studio or playing live, it would be playing live. The studio’s alright, but like I said before, I’m not one of them f-cking nerds or studio heads that are

sitting there and saying ‘Look at that, there’s a button from 1975.’ I don’t give a sh-t. Has it got ‘It makes me sound fucking cool’ on it? ‘Cos if it has, then alright. But if it doesn’t, then well, f-ck off. Being out on stage in front of the kids and all that tackle, that’s the one for me. Even if there’s one c-nt in the crowd going ‘Boo!’, I kinda like him as well.

There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about Oasis,

Words Paul Jones

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Congratulations on the new record. It’s a strong album. It feels like every song has its place. I totally f-cking agree with ya! I think it’s a classic and I think obviously it won’t please everyone, but I think a lot of people will like it. And I think as time goes down it will be classed as a classic. If Oasis released a record like this, in this day and age, I think people would be going apesh-t for it, so I think it’s a good ‘un. We’ll see how we go. Yep, definitely. I’m very happy! I’ve got my kids, my missus, and everyone in my life is all happy, and we’re all having a good time. But we won’t be rubbing it in people’s noses – not like some f-cking people. We’re having a nice time; the wolf at the door seems to have f-cked off and gone to someone else’s house. It sounds like you’re in a good place. Do you feel that?

Gallagher in 2019? You’ve clearly got a good work ethic.

but I don’t have pictures of the band on the wall

I’ve got a lot of making up to do. I mean music-

wise, Oasis shouldn’t have split up, so that gives me the hump when I think about it. And I think Beady Eye should never have

Did you ever take time to sit back and reflect on your career and enjoy what you’ve done so far? There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t think about Oasis, but I don’t have pictures of the band on the wall; I don’t have my discs up and that. I can always flick back to it but I’m always constantly reminded of Oasis by the people, which is fine. I’m Oasis’s biggest fan as well, so yeah, I’m proud that we did it. PJ

happened, so that gives me the hump even though I’m glad it did happen and we made some good records. And then there was four years of not making a record, so that gives me the hump! And there’s people out there that go around spreading malicious rumours, saying that my work ethic is the reason why Oasis split up, that I’m too lazy and I don’t do this and don’t do that. That gives me the hump! I was born to make music and I’m going to make it. And I’m not getting any younger, so I’ve got to do it, man. I’ve got to make some music.

Why Me? Why Not by Liam Gallagher is out now via Warner.

That’s two albums in two years – almost unheard of these days.What drives Liam

How has the studio experience changed for

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