'You’re like a dying flower...' Noel Gallagher did U-turn on Oasis reunion
Before the Oasis reunion was confirmed and announced, Noel Gallagher was adamant he would never go back to his former band, instead taking his inspiration as an artist from his friend Paul Weller who never reunited The Jam.
He has agreed to the biggest reunion the UK has ever seen by bringing Oasis back with brother Liam, but Noel Gallagher has gone back on his word to never re-tread former glories.
The brothers sent Britain into meltdown in August by announcing that Oasis are returning in 2025 for a mammoth stadium tour.
The reunion brings an end to their 15-year feud sparked when Noel quit the 'Supersonic' band in August 2009 following a backstage fight with Liam in Paris which ended with the singer attacking his older sibling with a guitar.
Although Noel’s decision has brought joy to millions, the 57-year-old guitarist previously stated that musicians who just tour their past glories are “dying flowers” who have nothing to offer artistically and he would rather follow the career path of his pal Paul Weller who never reformed his band The Jam and continues to experiment on each new solo LP.
Noel said: “It’s easy at my age just to dial it in and go, ‘Well these are the 16 songs that made me famous, that’s what people want to hear. It’s easy just to do that, but you’re like a dying flower, you still kind of look good and all that but it’s just kind of dying. I always try and push it a little bit. There’s times when I’ve been in the studio and been like, ‘People are actually not gonna like that.’ But you’re just like, ‘F*** it, let’s see how they deal with it.’ I like to challenge myself and engage the audience. I wouldn’t be around this long still making records like 'Council Skies' and people still being interested in new music after 30 years if I was dialling it in, people know you’re dialling it in.
“Some of my favourite people of all time when they do gigs I’m just like, ‘I’ve seen all this before, you’re just doing the same f***ing six songs, try something else.’ This is why people like Paul Weller will remain forever, he’s making f***ing four albums at the same time and if you’re into him you better be willing to go on a journey with him because he’s not making music for you to listen to. I take my lead off him. I’m not making music for people to listen to, we’re making f***ing music here for you to think about. Half the time people don’t like it and that’s great. For every 'Black Star Dancing' or drum machine there’s an 'Easy Now', you know I’m pleasing myself here.”
Oasis kick off their reunion tour at Cardiff's Principality Stadium on July 4.
