Sad news for Oasis fans … it looks like the band may be dunzo for good. Late Friday afternoon, right before the band was set to perform a show in France, Noel Gallagher quit the band in the wake of a furious spat with his brother Liam Gallagher (something the brothers are infamously known for). Mere moments after Noel quit Oasis, he took to the Internets to blog about it. Sounds serious, y’all:
Oasis front man Noel Gallagher has quit the rock group after a fallout with his bandmate brother, he announced late Friday. “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight,” Noel Gallagher said in a brief statement on the band’s Web site. “People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.” Noel Gallagher is the band’s lead guitarist and songwriter, and Liam Gallagher is the lead singer. The band is currently on a European tour for its album, “Dig Out Your Soul.” Noel Gallagher apologized to fans who had bought tickets for upcoming gigs in France, Germany and Italy. Oasis had to cancel its headlining performance at the V Festival in Britain over the weekend because Liam Gallagher said he was sick and couldn’t sing. He later apologized for the cancellation and quashed rumors that it was the band’s last-ever British gig. Disputes between the brothers have been in the public eye in the past, but never before has one of the brothers gone so far as to leave the band. Oasis shot to stardom with its 1994 album, “Definitely Maybe,” which contained the band’s first major hit, “Supersonic.” The follow-up, “(What’s the Story) Morning Glory?” produced one of group’s most famous tracks, “Wonderwall.” The Manchester band was one of the pioneers of the Britpop movement of the early ’90s, along with British band Blur.
Seriously, these guys have been pulling this shizz for YEARS. I’m not sure that this is the final nail in the coffin of their relationship/band but none of it should be surprising at all. I always had a hard time figuring out which Gallagher is which … but the frontman singer (Liam) always struck me as a whiny beyotch who needed a swift kick in the ass. The guitarist/songwriter (Noel) always struck me as the talented one that put up with all the crap merely cuz his brother was the face and voice of their very lucrative band. I’m not sure if Liam‘s pissy showboating will really result in the end of Oasis but a small part of me really wishes he would go away and take his bitching with him. Sadly, I wouldn’t be surprised if the brothers kissed, made up and kept the band together somewhere down the line … for the umpteenth millionth time.
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i thought liam was the lead singer and songwriter and noel was the guitarist?
You’ve got them mixed up still. Noel’s the guitarist/songwriter talented one and Liam is the whiny beyotch singer :)
ok i got it now lol liam is the lead singer and noel is the guitarist and songwriter…..rite? gosh those two and the epic confusion they infect upon me
@sophie @ Sandra — LOL. Did I not say I always get them mixed up? OY! I amended the post, thank you both!!
i think the band is really breaking up this time. :(
Oi these two have been making me crazy for 15 years now. I’m still madferit, though!
I’m SO glad I don’t care at all.
The were okay in the 90s.
HAHA I’ve always had a hard time telling which brother is which. Their dramas made me hate their music, sadly.
-meream
@Stalker; I agree, their feuds and grandiose attitude turned me off completely.
The band would not be the same without the brothers, but whoever the singer is (‘im confused as well:)) he should stop bitching.
I remember when they played for mtv unplugged, and the singer just left the stage, sat down and drank a beer, while the others were performing. What made me really angry that he thought it was funny!
They seem to pull this shit every few years, so I’m not worried.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t believe Noel will be gone for long. Noel has said he wants to make a solo album before the next Oasis album comes out, so he might be gone for a bit but I doubt he’d be anywhere near as successful on his own as he is with Oasis anyway.
They are both disfunctional in their own ways andit can’t be disputed that they are both assholes…I for one am glad that *finally* the band is done. Never liked either of them when you see them in interviews – they are pompous, arrogant and in the early days down right nasty. Good riddance and lets hope this is the real break up.
@Jane: good description of them – and I’m hoping the same thing you are.