Former Oasis singer/guitarist Noel Gallagher went no holds barred in an interview with Australian site Music Feeds ahead of the country’s Bluesfest, where he’ll be performing with his collective High Flying Birds next spring before embarking on a headlining tour there.
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When asked if he feels he has nothing left to prove after so many years in the business, Gallagher heatedly spoke about the continuing passion of long-running bands like U2 and The Rolling Stones and the magic of writing a song today that someday “thousands of people in a stadium will sing along” to. He then went on to use the attacks in Paris as an example of why his work is more important than ever:
“In light of the things that have gone on in Paris recently, it makes it even more special. These fucking animals are trying to take that shit away from us. They hate musicians. They hate women. They hate music. That’s all I love. It’s even more important to put more music out there in the world — to protest that, to counter that. That’s the way I see it.”
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He also spoke about the first time Oasis ever toured Australia, remembering it as a “hard time” when his brother Liam “headbutted” a journalist and the band put the wrong foot forward with the country as a whole.
“I was never an idealistic young man,” he admits, which comes as no surprise from the controversially unfiltered rocker. “I didn’t really want to change the world. I just had a knack for songwriting. When I got a record deal, though, something twigged. I wanted to be the best. Once we became the biggest and the best, the motivation kind of went. I felt like we’d proven ourselves.” Oasis fans rejoiced earlier this month when it was announced that the filmmakers behind the acclaimed documentary Amy are working on a new film about the band.