Friday 25th April 2014 by Andrew Trendell | Photos by WENN

Bonehead: 'Liam Gallagher's Oasis tweet was because we went to the pub'

Reunion may not be on the cards after all

We wouldn't have Arctic Monkeys: Alex Turner revealed that the band's first 'gig' at a school assembly when they played tribute to Oasis. Speaking to Pitchfork last year he said: "Me and Matt and some of our friends put on 'Morning Glory' - we 'played' some tennis racquets and pretended to be Oasis. Matt was Liam Gallagher, he had the bucket hat on. I was the bass player."

We wouldn't have this picture of Pete Doherty: Long before he was troubling tabloids and injecting himself with all kinds of junk, the former Libertine was just a bright-eyed, wee Oasis fan. Here he is being interviewed by MTV while in the queue for Be Here Now. When asked his opinion on the band, he replied: "I subscribe to the Umberto Eco view that Noel is a Poet and Liam is a town crier."

We wouldn't have The Killers: Yes, even out in the dessert, blinded by the bright neon lights of Las Vegas, Brandon Flowers was caught by the Oasis spell. In 2001, Flowers was abandoned by his first band, Blush Response. He then attended an Oasis concert at the Hard Rock Hotel and realised that his calling was to be in a rock band and began searching for like-minded musicians. The Killers were born.

We wouldn't have Noel Gallagher as a solo artist: Oasis was all about the rock and roll abandon of youth, but after they parted ways Noel shone as a fine elder statesman of rock songwriting - proving he can cut it alone with a brilliant craft.

We wouldn't have Beady Eye: Love them, hate them, whatever, it's nearly impossible to imagine our Liam finally realising his rock n' roll dream and forming Beady Eye in his mid-life if weren't for the glory years of Oasis. They're gone now, but they were certainly a spectacle while they lasted.

We would have fewer tabloid headlines: Yup, Liam and his massive mouth are responsible for selling plenty of headlines and magazine over the years - largely for his slagging off of just about every other musician on the planet. Of La Roux (pictured), he simply said: "No way, mate. She's got man hands."

We wouldn't have the Ryan Adams version of 'Wonderwall': Come on, admit it's much, much better than the original. We know it, you know, even Noel kinda knows it. In 2008, Noel told Spin: "I think Ryan Adams is the only person who ever got that song right. I'd love to do the Ryan Adams version. but in front of 60,000 Oasis fans that wouldn't be possible"

We might not have stadium indie: Yeah, once they broke through the Knebworth barrier and into the stratosphere, Oasis paved the way for another generation of anthemic plod-along stadium indie - giving us the likes of Coldplay and that. Thanks.

No one would walk like that: That Manc swagger is still commonplace on the streets of Manchester. Guy Garvey referred to it as 'the simian stroll' in the beautiful Elbow track 'Lippy Kids'. Thanks to Noel G, the walk spread out of the city and can now be seen being performed by Britpop obsessed indie kids the world over.

Well, Blur would be MASSIVE: Yes, they are pretty big as it stands, but one can't but wonder what would have happened if Oasis weren't around as Blur's sparring partners in the Battle of Britpop. Would it instead have been Damon Albarn and co than would headline Knebworth and conquer the world?

We wouldn't have this haircut: Dating back to the Mod era and sported by the likes of Paul Weller in the past, it was Liam Gallagher that brought it back into fashion. It can now be seen 'pon the heads of Jake Bugg and the population of Leicester.

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Former Oasis guitarist Bonehead has put a bit of a dampener on the flames of rumour surrounding Oasis' reunion - claiming that the now infamous tweets were just because the band went to the pub together.

Last night (Thursday 24 April), frontman Liam Gallagher teased fans by gradually tweeting each letter of the iconic Britpop heroes' name, before signing off with:

OASIS LG
— Liam Gallagher (@liamgallagher) April 24, 2014

Naturally, the move sent the internet into a frenzy - with many assuming it meant that the Britpop icons had reformed, and with legions of fans begging for them to headline Glastonbury.

However, Bonehead says he spent the night in the pub with Liam, and that neither the tweets nor the reunion were mentioned - which you think they might have been, if it was going to happen, eh?

"What did he tweet, was it regarding fig rolls or something?," Bonhead told NME. "There were no fig rolls involved officer."

When quizzed about what the tweets could have meant, Bonehead replied: "Probably the fact that I texted him going, ‘Meet me in the beer garden’. That probably rattled his cage. Maybe that. I don’t know though, because I meet him every fucking month. Maybe he’s just reminiscing."

In amazing Bonehead style, he then himself took to Twitter to post:

P
— Paul Arthurs. (@BoneheadsPage) April 25, 2014

U
— Paul Arthurs. (@BoneheadsPage) April 25, 2014

B
— Paul Arthurs. (@BoneheadsPage) April 25, 2014

He has been tweeting letters throughout the day. Could this all be a front to throw us off the trail? Or did our Liam just have a few too many? Only time will tell...

Below: What if Oasis had never been signed 20 years ago?

Bonehead: 'Liam Gallagher's Oasis tweet was because we went to the pub'

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