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Sigh. Noel Gallagher has taken unprompted swipes at a handful of popstars again, calling One Direction "cocksuckers" and suggesting no-one "gives a shit" about Adele.
In some ways, the former Oasis frontman's determination to maintain his reputation as a "gobshite" (his words) has to be admired. In many ways, though, we're really bloody bored of it.
Still, here goes. In a new interview with Esquire, Gallagher said, "Fame's wasted on these cunts today. Bar Kanye. You watch him on the MTV Awards and you think, 'You can fucking stay, you're alright.'"
As for the rest of the pop world, Gallagher's not having it. "Does anybody give a fuck about what any of these current pop stars are up to? Who gives a shit what fucking One Direction do? Cocksuckers, all of them in rehab by the time they’re 30."
He continued, "Who gives a shit what Ellie Goulding is up to? Really? Adele, what? Blows my fucking mind. It blows my fucking mind. Nobody cares! Fame’s wasted on them, with their fucking in-ear monitors and their electronic cigarettes. And their fragrances that they’re bringing out for Christmas. You fucking dicks."
It's funny, given that no-one gives a shit about Adele, that she broke download and YouTube records with her new single, 'Hello'.
Gallagher continued, "To me, [rock 'n roll] is about fucking utter gobshites just being fucking headcases. Well, not headcases. But what I want, genuinely, is somebody with a fucking drug habit, who’s not Pete Doherty. Do you know what I mean?"
"Record companies now can sell a billion Ed Sheeran downloads tomorrow morning. They don’t want someone like Ian Brown in their offices, or Liam, or Bobby Gillespie, or Richard Ashcroft, or me. They want professionals. That’s what it’s become now."
If you really want to subject yourself to the ramblings of a jaded rockstar, read Noel Gallagher's full interview with Esquire.
He might say some remarkably silly things, but Gallagher is actually pretty great live. See his UK tour dates below, and buy tickets here.
London, Royal Albert Hall (December 10)
Glasgow, The SSE Hydro (April 21)
Aberdeen, AECC (April 24)
Liverpool, Echo Arena (April 25)
Leeds, First Direct Arena (April 27)
Birmingham, Genting Arena (April 29)
Bournemouth, BIC (April 30)
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