Noel Gallagher : Noel Gallagher quit Oasis over paternity row with brother
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Noel Gallagher allegedly quit Oasis after his brother and band member Liam joked he was not the biological father of his daughter.
Liam was said to have “jokingly suggested” that Noel’s daughter Anais, 9, was conceived when the songwriter’s former wife Meg Matthews was having an affair – a sneer that was tagged “unforgivable” by the guitarist.
“It was a dumb thing to say. They had a big fight when he made the gag,” Contactmusic quoted an insider telling gossip blogger Perez Hilton.
“Noel went for him. He was in a blind fury. And he still hasn’t calmed down,” the insider apparently added.
The incident reportedly occurred, as the brothers were about to perform at Paris’ Rock en Seine festival on August 28.
Noel purportedly stormed out of the backstage area and officially declared leaving the band later that night.
In a statement released on the official Oasis website, he said: “It’s with some sadness and great relief to tell you that I quit Oasis tonight.
“People will write and say what they like, but I simply could not go on working with Liam a day longer.”
He later added: “The details are not important and of too great a number to list. But I feel you have the right to know that the level of verbal and violent intimidation towards me, my family, friends and comrades has become intolerable.” (ANI)
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Noel's Nose said:
I highly doubt this is why Oasis split…this time. This incident actually happened way back in 2000 when the band was in Barcelona. Oasis were forced to cancel a gig when drummer Alan White’s arm seized up, and the band spent the night drinking instead. During the night, Liam made a derogatory comment about Noel’s then wife, Meg Mathews (apparently questioning the legitimacy of Noel’s daughter), leading to a fight. Following this, a press release was put out, declaring that Noel had decided to quit overseas touring with Oasis. The rest of the band (with guitarist Matt Deighton replacing Noel) played for the remaining Oasis dates. Noel does still claim that Liam never apologized for the comment.
September 7th, 2009 at 12:21 am