Noel Gallagher: 'Liam's Better Off Without Me'

So, we've just been chatting with Noel Gallagher at his press conference in West London (where he's just announced he's releasing not one, but two, new albums – more of that in a minute) and he's very humbly admitted that he thinks Liam is better off without him.

"He's probably better off without me because he's in charge now," Noel laughed. "But it remains to be seen whether I'm better without him. I've never really seen myself as a frontman."

But with Liam currently gigging with Beady Eye, we're quite interested to see just how Noel will do on his own – and whether he can step up to being a frontman. His debut solo LP is called High Flying Birds and will be out on 17 October, and the next one (not yet named) is out next year. Plus, Noel says he'll be gigging straight after the first album comes out (he also promises he'll do some Oasis songs, saying, "I'll never do a gig without playing them, they're like drugs to me").

Talking of why the boys are no longer pals and why Oasis are no more, Noel revealed how, on his last night in the band, Liam threw a plum across the room before things came to a head and they both walked out. "If only it ended there, a plum throwing a plum," he joked.

"It took me 18 years, but I f***ing mastered being that guy standing on the right playing the guitar. But he [Liam] doesn't like me. And there's no point being in a band where you don't get on," he explained.

So, are you excited about seeing what Noel has to offer? Should he (and Liam) have stuck to the Oasis stuff? Or are they both just past it and should give it up now? Do tell.

PS Noel cracked loads of jokes and made us laugh at least 16 times in half an hour. He's not as 'ard as he makes out. Fact.

Source: www.heatworld.com