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was too big at that stage?
I think it freaked them out. Well,
maybe not Liam. Liam would still be on
stage playing Knebworth if he could.
But, I think it freaked Noel out. I can
remember going backstage and Noel
going, “Where do we go from here?”
And I said “Antarctica. Pay per view.
Let’s play Antarctica.” He looked at me
as if I was insane.
It must have been a lot of
responsibility for Noel. All that media
attention, paparazzi following your
every move, and he had to continue
to deliver the music.That would be
a lot of pressure on his shoulders, I
would imagine.
Yeah, I think it was. Be careful what
you wish for.
Do you think it was just a matter of
time until they imploded as a band?
Was it an inevitable crash?
I’m most surprised they broke up,
if we’re being honest. I thought it was
going to go on and just be The Rolling
Stones – it was our generation’s Rolling
Stones. I’m surprised they broke up.
Now they’ve broken up – I’ve been
asked this in a few interviews before –
this is about the fourth or fifth interview
I’ve done. The first couple asked,
“Would Oasis get back together?”
I definitely wasn’t going to ask that
question.
I’ll answer it anyway. Noel Gallagher
will never reform, but maybe Liam in
five or ten years time might form Oasis
and not have Noel in it. I think he’ll get
away with it because all people really
want is the Oasis songs done by most
of the people in the original band with
someone who can play as good as Noel,
and Liam can take it around 10,000
capacities and maybe even bigger.
What’s Liam doing now?
He’s just signed to Warner and he’s
got a record coming out. I don’t think
you’d ever stop Liam doing music and
doing it well. He’s a force of nature.
One final question for you tonight,
Alan. What’s the best comment
you’ve ever heard Noel make?
I once said to him, “I think I’m always
going to be known as Oasis guy” and
he comes around to me and he said, “It
could be worse. You could be known as
the Darkness guy.” [Laughs].
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