Amy a destitute horse - Noel
2008-08-16 14:01
London - Booze-fuelled Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher compared troubled singer Amy Winehouse to a "destitute horse" in a stinging rant on his fellow musicians on Friday.
The surly loudmouth, known for his scathing outbursts, hit out during an interview on BBC Radio One.
The 41-year-old rocker, who was infuriated by New York rapper Jay-Z headlining the Glastonbury Festival, compared soul diva Winehouse, 24, to a "destitute horse".
Mark Ronson, who remixed The Zutons' track Valerie for Winehouse and the Kaiser Chiefs' tune Oh My God for singer Lily Allen, also came under fire.
"He wants to write his own tunes instead of ruining everyone else's," Gallagher said.
"Mark Ronson needs to learn three chords on the guitar and write a tune."
He branded pop band Scouting For Girls Scouting For Idiots and attacked the Kaiser Chiefs, saying: "The Monkees haven't split up, they're just going under the name of the Kaiser Chiefs.
"I did drugs for 18 years and I never got that bad as to say, 'You know what? I think the Kaiser Chiefs are brilliant'.
"Anybody whose drummer writes the songs are not to be trusted."
Jane Goody's scent 'smells like stale urine'
Songwriter Gallagher also compared British celebrity Jade Goody's scent to "stale urine" and suggested Live Aid supremo Bob Geldof's daughter Peaches should be stamped on.
Goody, a former contestant on British television's Big Brother, is in India, reportedly to appear in a similar reality show hosted by Bollywood star Shilpa Shetty, whom she was accused of racially taunting on the British version.
Gallagher joked about putting out his own aftershave, Eau de Toerag, "for the working class gentlemen".
He said Goody's scent "smells like stale urine, and that's not the perfume".
Of Geldof's newly-married daughter, he said: "God almighty, I have respect for Sir Bob... stamp on her though".
Drunk
Gallagher admitted he was drunk and had had only two hours' sleep.
A BBC spokesperson told the Daily Mail newspaper: "Noel Gallagher was very clearly briefed in advance and monitored during the live interview.
"We have not received any complaints.
"As ever, Noel was a lively and opinionated guest. Of course Radio One does not condone drug abuse and if we felt our guest was drunk we would not put him on air."
- AFP