“Chris Martin looks like a geography teacher.” (Photo: Archive)
“You know them shoes that just come out at you like a f*cking snooker cue? It’s like, ‘Leave it out, man! You got a licence for them bastards or what?” (Photo: Archive)
“I have never seen a U2 fan. I have never seen anyone with a U2 shirt or been around someone’s house that has a f***ing U2 record. Where do their fans f***ing come from?” (Photo: Archive)
“I’m Liam Gallagher and I’m in Oasis. The whole world is jealous of me. It should be.” (Photo: Archive)
“Name one rock star in Britain apart from a member of Oasis. Name one!” (Photo: Archive)
“I’m getting up earlier and earlier now man. I try and beat the alarm clock. The alarm goes off at six and I try to get up at 5.59 just to do its head in.” (Photo: Archive)
“I f***ing hate Glastonbury, mate. I’m only here for the money.” (Photo: Archive)
“Being a lad is what I’m about. I can tell you who isn’t a lad – anyone from Blur.” (Photo: Archive)
“We will be as big as the Beatles, if not bigger.” (Photo: Archive)
“I mean, the devil’s got all the good gear. What’s God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. F*** that.” (Photo: Archive)
“I dig it. I’m into the idea that there could be a God and aliens and reincarnation and some geezer years ago turning water into wine. I don’t believe when you die, you die.” (Photo: Archive)
“Discipline? I don’t know the meaning of the word.” (Photo: Archive)
“I’m not one of them that walks around town like I’m the king of London. If I need to get milk I go out and get milk, but most of the time I’m indoors.” (Photo: Archive)
“I’ve mellowed, but not in the sense of liking Radiohead or Coldplay.” (Photo: Archive)
“I’m not the likes of Mick Jagger, man. I don’t think singers who start off singing should play guitar. It looks f***ing stupid.” (Photo: Archive)
“Pete Doherty needs a slap, and the sooner he gets it, the better.” (Photo: Archive)
“I can still go pound for pound with any clown at any time.” (Photo: Archive)
“I suppose I do get sad, but not for too long. I just look in the mirror and go, `What a f***ing good-looking f*** you are.` And then I brighten up.” (Photo: Archive)
“I don’t think tension makes for great records. That’s a load of bollocks.” (Photo: Archive)
“I’d like to f***ing hang Robbie Williams onstage. What’s he done to me this time? Nothing. He’s just somebody I’d like to hang.” (Photo: Archive)
“I was walking along and this chair came flying past me, and another, and another, and I thought, man, is this gonna be a good night.” (Photo: Archive)
“People think I’m just a f***ing lunatic, but Noel can be a little bitch, too.” (Photo: Archive)
“You’ve seen one of the our gigs you’ve seen ’em all. But if you’re into the music, you’ll know that we played better the night before or we can play better.” (Photo: Archive)
“Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on, they don’t get it.” (Photo: Archive)
“I did the whole Knebworth set in the shower earlier. It was f***ing great.” (Photo: Archive)
“I don`t hate Chris Martin. I don`t know him, know what I mean? I just thinks he`s a bit giddy. He ought to calm down, he isn`t gonna save the world.” (Photo: Archive)
“Everyone knows that if you’ve got a brother, you’re going to fight.” (Photo: Archive)
“You never see me down film premieres even though I get invited to about a hundred a week.” (Photo: Archive)
“Everyone’ll be calling their kids Beady Eye by the end of the year” (Photo: Archive)
“It’s a good thing we won, because we were going to trash the place if we didn’t.” (Photo: Archive)
“I am a tender, beautiful and loving guy that happens to slap a photographer now and then because they get in my way.” (Photo: Archive)
“It’s Charlotte Church for me, man. She could be the next Liam. She’s got a great voice and she f***ing has it. She knows how to get f***ing hammered and she freaks people out.” (Photo: Archive)
“I’m going to live in Ireland. But not for tax purposes. That’s for greedy c***s. I like the taxman. The taxman’s good.” (Photo: Archive)
“There`s Elvis and me. I couldn`t say which of the two is best.” (Photo: Archive)
“I don’t have a bad word to say about Be Here Now. The only person who’s got a problem with it is Noel. He wrote it, so then it’s his problem.” (Photo: Archive)
The former Oasis frontman is a joy to listen to when he squeezes out those Britpop hits, but often he is a bit of a tool in interviews. On paper, though, these quotes are pure gold.
