Liam Gallagher Is On A One-Man Mission To Save Rock ’N’ Roll
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June 12, 2013
Beady Eye leader Liam Gallagher is on a one-man mission to save rock ’n’ roll.
The Manchester legend wants guitar bands to quit complaining and start ramming rock music down people’s throats again.
Speaking at Rough Trade East after an intimate showcase of tunes from spanking new disc, BE, he insisted the game has changed.
Liam, 40, told me: “There’s a lot of people out there that sit and moan in their bedsits saying ‘Ah guitar music’s over’.
“You’ve gotta take it to people. We don’t want people thinking we’re gonna start working in Sainsbury’s when we know what we’re doing is good.
“If people don’t buy the record and we don’t get played on the radio that much and there’s no videos going on the TV then I guess you gotta go and take it on the road and ram it down their throats that way, do ya know what I mean?
“You gotta tour it, without a doubt.”
Liam recently changed his tune and decided reality TV shows could be a good way of salvaging rock music.
He repeated his view before the gig: “If you get the chance to go on these shows you’ve got to go toe-to-toe with the bullsh*t.
“I could be on X Factor or The Voice, and while they might not be cool shows, I’d still be cool. I wouldn’t sabotage it. If my crime would be singing live and in tune on a music show, then shoot me.”
BE, out now, has breathed renewed vigour into the band. With acoustic takes on indie snarl Just Saying and single Second Bite Of The Apple sounding their slickest yet, the future’s bright for the Beady boys.
Forming Beady Eye with Oasis bandmates Andy Bell, 42, and Gem Archer, 46, just hours after his final spat with brother Noel, 46, Liam is contemplating a break.
He said: “Even if this album sells loads I might not make a record for a while because we’ve been doing this non-stop since the last Oasis album.”
Still, Liam doesn’t rule out a reunion with his motherband as the 20th anniversary of classic Oasis debut Definitely Maybe looms. “I’m easy. I’ll do it.” he said.
Source: www.dailystar.co.uk