How will you get people, especially Oasis fans, to listen with a new fresh ear?Ī: That's their problem. Throw it all out there and see what sticks. L: We were pretty much free to see what happens. He had a vision of how the songs should be, he had a vision of how everything should sound and on this everyone had input, so yeah. With Noel gone, did you feel freer creatively?Ī: The main difference is that Noel wasn't around in Beady Eye. But it's only been released today, so who knows where it'll go? L: As far as comparing it to Oasis, let me tell you this, the fucking record's only been released today so it could do as well as the Oasis records. But that's the way it is.Ī: So we decided to give up, this is the last interview, goodbye. Was the single's failure a reality check of sorts? L: Let me say this: we're not sitting around crying, mate. The last Oasis singles didn't even go Top 10 or Top 20. There is no such thing as "hit singles" anymore. It's all changed, you don't have singles anymore. (still referring to the 31th position but that was the iTunes downloads chart, not the singles charts - Marco)Ī: That's kind of what I was saying two minutes ago. But I don't think there is such as thing as a single anymore, they're just radio tracks.Īre you saying that because your first single, 'The Roller,' didn't do as well as you'd expected? As far as singles are concerned, that's down to our label and management to see how that works. We haven't left the era of albums yet, which is a good thing. But still the big picture is you make albums. Does that worry you?Ī: Obviously that stuff changes all the time and it's been changing a lot faster recently. You're releasing an album into a musical landscape vastly different from the one Oasis dominated. So it's a bit different because I was in Oasis for 18 years so people know what we're about, d'ya know what I mean? We're a bit more about what's now, so hopefully there will be more surprises in there. With Oasis, we were brand new, no one had ever seen my head or Noel. L: Well, I think they know what's coming because everyone knows what we're about a bit more now. I think that people might like it.ĭoes releasing this album have a similar feel to the first Oasis release - the idea that there are no preconceived notions? Now whether the songs get to people's souls like 'Definitely Maybe' did, who knows? That's not for us to say.
The playing, the singing, and the songs on this album are amazing. L: Whether it's better or people like it more than 'Definitely Maybe,' we're not interested in that. How does the album compare to, say, 'Definitely Maybe'? Liam: Noel had his ideas and pretty much had his way. So, for example, we'd all contribute ideas and no one felt embarrassed to say something. Between brash expletives and chest pounding, the rock star who famously spent most of his life singing, fighting and/or drunk even declares himself a good role model: "I've seen worse, d'know what I mean?"ĭid you try to approach it differently than you did in Oasis?Īndy Bell: We each were open to ideas from the others about how our songs should be. The new Liam Gallagher may be a bit softer, but he's still not afraid of anyone (especially not the bloke who tackled Noel Gallagher onstage at Toronto's V Festival) and still doesn't give a crap what you think of him. Though his bravado and bombast hasn't faded, neither Liam Gallagher nor bandmates are fazed by chart position, or even playing smaller venues to a new audience.
He's even settled down with Canadian expat, and former All Saint, Nicole Appleton, and started a family.Īs Liam Gallagher tells Spinner in this exclusive Q&A, he's no longer bogged down by the pressures of fronting the world's biggest band. Promoting 'Different Gear, Still Speeding,' the debut album by his new, Noel-less group Beady Eye, the 38-year-old Gallagher brother has vowed to put aside the drugs, girls, in-fighting and boozing that were de rigueur for Oasis.
Nearly two decades after Oasis supernova'd into generational icons, Liam Gallagher is finally ready to move on. Jay Sharrock - son of Chris - is on drums! Two bands.
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