Perhaps the first hint came when Noel Gallagher returned to Sifter's Records. Maybe it was the location, just round the corner from his childhood home in Burnage, or perhaps it was the occasion.
But in an interview with Manc music journalist John Robb to mark the 30th anniversary of Definitely Maybe, a reflective Noel seemed more gracious and generous towards his brother Liam than he had in a long time. "Liam is a great rocker.
If songs were drinks, Liam's is a shot of tequila and mine's half a Guinness on a Tuesday," he told Robb. "He sings at 10. He sings between nine and 10, all the f*****g time.
I don't have the same attitude as him. My strength was a bit less of the big production, more laidback. It's like the Bee Gees, when you get two brothers singing together, it's something unique." Then, of course, Liam had to have his say. "9 or 10 you mean 99 and 100 cmon let's not fall out before it's even begun," he said on X.
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