“Pete Doherty needs a slap, and the sooner he gets it, the better.” (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 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 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 mean, the devil’s got all the good gear. What’s God got? The Inspiral Carpets and nuns. F*** that.” (Photo: Archive)
“People think I’m just a f***ing lunatic, but Noel can be a little bitch, too.” (Photo: Archive)
“There`s Elvis and me. I couldn`t say which of the two is best.” (Photo: Archive)
“Chris Martin looks like a geography teacher.” (Photo: Archive)
“Discipline? I don’t know the meaning of the word.” (Photo: Archive)
“We will be as big as the Beatles, if not bigger.” (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)
“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)
“I don’t think tension makes for great records. That’s a load of bollocks.” (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’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)
“Being a lad is what I’m about. I can tell you who isn’t a lad – anyone from Blur.” (Photo: Archive)
“It’s a good thing we won, because we were going to trash the place if we didn’t.” (Photo: Archive)
“I can still go pound for pound with any clown at any time.” (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)
“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)
“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 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)
“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 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)
“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)
“I’ve mellowed, but not in the sense of liking Radiohead or Coldplay.” (Photo: Archive)
“I f***ing hate Glastonbury, mate. I’m only here for the money.” (Photo: Archive)
“I did the whole Knebworth set in the shower earlier. It was f***ing great.” (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)
“Everyone’ll be calling their kids Beady Eye by the end of the year” (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 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)
“You never see me down film premieres even though I get invited to about a hundred a week.” (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.
