Gallagher tells Bono to f-off
2007-02-08 14:48
London - Noel Gallagher has told Bono to "shut the fuck up" about Africa.
The Oasis guitarist and songwriter is sick of the U2 front man campaigning to end Third
World debt in the continent, and insists Bono's fans don't want to be
constantly lectured by their idol.
Noel told Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper: "With U2 it's like play One and shut the fuck up about Africa. People don't want to hear about it all the time."
The outspoken Gallagher has also blasted Radiohead front-man Thom Yorke for
brow-beating his fans with his political beliefs.
He has urged him to ditc his serious attitude to music and write a 'proper' rock song.
He said: "Thom Yorke sat at a piano singing, 'This is fucked up', for
half-an-hour. We all know that, Mr Yorke. Who wants to sing the news? No
matter how much you sit there twiddling, going, 'We're all doomed', at the
end of the day people will always want to hear him play Creep. Get over
it."
Noel - who along with brother Liam and the rest of the band will collect the
prestigious Outstanding Contribution To Music award at next week's Brits Awards -
has no intention to stop writing hit songs.
'I envisage loads of people going mental'
The rocker - whose band has scored an incredible eight UK number singles,
including Lyla and Don't Look Back In Anger - added: "Somehow I don't ever see myself on stage playing a mouth organ to 150 people on a Wednesday.
"Every time I write a song, I envisage them in football stadiums with loads
of people going fucking mental - that's Oasis."
- Bang Showbiz.com