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I wouldn’t call him unsung. I mean
he’s fucking amazing. He’s part of it. He
did an incredible job. Owen Morris is
incredible.
What did Owen Morris (Morris
produced the first three Oasis
albums) bring out from the band that
wasn’t there before?
He made them sound like
themselves, what they actually sounded
like live. It was amazing.
Was he hard to work with? I heard
that he was a little extreme. He
supposedly terrorisedTheVerve’s Nick
McCabe in the studio. How did you
find him?
I always thought Owen was fucking
fine. I thought he was fuckin’ insane,
don’t get me wrong, but he was mad.
How did you get involved with the
documentary?
I think it was Noel’s PA that
approached me and asked if I wanted
to be in part of the film and I went,
“Okay.” Then I went and did a five-hour
interview and they used about one and a
half minutes of it [laughs].
What’s your relationship like with the
Gallaghers now?
Good. Liam’s a recluse these days.
Noel I’ll probably talk or text every two
or three days; it’s good.
What did you make of the film the
first time you saw it, other than the
fact you’re only in it for a minute and
a half?
I was scared. I was scared in case I’d
be portrayed like a fool. They seemed to
like me.
Were you surprised that it was just
centered on the band’s first five
years?
Not really. I think it would be really
hard to do a film on their entire career –
really difficult to be honest with you.
There’s no mention of the Blur wars
in there. Is that because Noel and
Demon are friends now?
Yeah, I don’t know what that was
about. I genuinely have never asked.
Would you say you’re closer to Noel
than Liam?
Probably, but it’s not through choice.
It’s only because Liam’s reclusive. I’m
quite reclusive as well. I manage the
Mondays, the Mary Chain, Black Grape
and Willow Robinson, but the other side
of me is I live in Wales. I do keep myself
to myself. I’m sober now. I don’t drink.
I don’t take drugs. I’m not rock and roll
at all. I’m a dad. I’m 56 year-old dad of
a 16 year-old daughter. I’m a boring guy
[laughs].
How long have you been off the
booze for?
I’ve been sober off drugs since about
’94, and I relapsed the booze about
2003/2004 for a couple of years and
then I went sober again. I think that was
inevitability that you would have a drink
and then you’d get back on it again.
Did being sober change your
perception of the music industry in
anyway?
I don’t know really. I don’t really judge
people. I think as you get older, most
people get straight anyway. If you don’t
go straight, you die.
Going back to the Gallaghers.The
whole sibling rivalry - was that
accentuated just for the media, or did
they really not like each other?
I think when it started they were
playing up to it then it became real at
some point. I think it probably started
as comedy and then ended up as reality.
I think one of the reasons they
were so popular was they were just
a bunch of chancers who saw an
opportunity and took it and public
saw and recognised that. It gave
everyone a little bit of hope.The
film starts at Knebworth and ends
there – where were your heads at
at Knebworth?What were you all
thinking?
I’m still trying to get my head around
Knebworth. I remember thinking when
the fireworks were going up, that, fuck
it’s got too big.
Did you think the band sensed that it
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