Noel Gallagher continues to choose violence when it comes to giving his opinion on today’s music icons. In a new interview with the Daily Star, the Oasis alum took aim at none other than Harry Styles, whom Noel insisted is not a “real” musician because of his reality TV origin.
Ouch! Referencing the reality show on which Simon Cowell assembled the group that would become One Direction, the 54-year-old said: We mean… the X Factor has something to do with music.
It’s a talent competition that’s been judged by an actual music mogul (Cowell), as well as some of music’s biggest names, like Mel B, Demi Lovato, and Britney Spears. Related: Harry Fan Sues After Being ‘Crushed’ By The Crowd During One Of His Concerts According to the Wonderwall songwriter, though, X Factor alums don’t work as hard as “real” musicians do — and he believes Harry is no exception.
The rocker continued: Predictably, the 28-year-old’s stans begged to differ, and pointed out the Watermelon Sugar hitmaker is credited as a writer on every track on both of his albums — not to mention, has multiple songwriting credits from his time with 1D.
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