Noel Gallagher Admits He'll Never Match The Success Of Oasis
Monday, 02 April 2012
Written by Elliott Batte
Manchester rock icon Noel Gallagher has confessed that he knows anything he does with his career will never be as good as his time with Oasis, with the star adding that the band ‘were the greatest ever’.
Speaking to Mark Lawson in last week’s BBC4 documentary ‘Mark Lawson Talks to Noel Gallagher’, Gallagher revealed that although he’s enjoying considerable success with his new band The High Flying Birds, he – or no-one else for that matter – will reach the dizzy heights of Oasis’ success in the 90s and 00s.
“Nothing anybody does can be as big as Oasis,” Gallagher told Lawson. “Not Coldplay, not Kasabian, not the Arctic Monkeys, in this country not U2, not any of them, it’s as simple as that. It's not only me that lives up to that legacy, everyone else has too. We were the last. We were the greatest. The end.”
Noel went on to say that he was a control freak during his time in the band – and, in usual Gallagher style, added that it was his control that took the band to the top of their fame.
“I've had this reputation since the band have split up for being called a control freak. And I was. I controlled them all the way to Wembley and Knebworth and all the way to the top of the charts. So you're welcome.”
You can catch Noel Gallagher at one of his many scheduled UK and Ireland dates this year. If you’re a fan, check the dates and details below to find yourself cheap Noel Gallagher tickets.
Fri June 22nd 2012 - Seaclose Park, Newport
Tue July 17th 2012 - Castle Esplanade, Edinburgh
Mon August 20th 2012 - Custom House Square Belfast, Belfast
Tue September 4th 2012 - BIC, Bournemouth
Thu September 6th 2012 - Liverpool Echo Arena, Liverpool
Sun September 9th 2012 - Motorpoint Arena Cardiff, Cardiff
Mon September 10th 2012 - Capital FM Arena Nottingham, Nottingham
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