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" American sports are quite masculine. And football - although it's still played by men all over the world - football compared to American football is quite feminine in its artistry. And there's no padding. It's America's loss, though. "

Noel Gallagher

Sports

World

Football

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" I first came to London when I was 22 and working as a roadie. Having watched the 'News At Ten' all my life, I thought Big Ben was going to be massive, but I was underwhelmed. "

" Twenty years from now, will we listen to Lady Gaga? No. She might think she is making a stand for the freaks and the weirdos. But they're not going to have any decent music to play, are they? "

" My wife would say I'm not romantic at all, but I would say that I'm the ultimate romancer because I write about... life being brilliant. "

" I know there's bands that might write something that sounds like The Smiths, and they'll go, 'Oh, it sounds like The Smiths, we've got to make it sound not like The Smiths.' "

Noel Gallagher

Sound

Write

" In business, you can have one massive success that earns $50 million overnight, and that's it. You're successful. End of story. But in the music business, you have to keep on doing it. "

" I go into Daunt Books in Marylebone every couple of weeks. My wife Sara demolishes books, but I only buy stuff occasionally. I like boys' things, spies and the Cold War. "

Noel Gallagher

Cold

War

" I'm used to people being a mile away. That suits me. It's more nerve-wracking playing in front of people who are two feet away from me. "

Noel Gallagher

Feet

Two

" We shouldn't need riot police at schools. "

" The charts are only relevant when you're top of them! "

" Making records should be fun. "

" Every song that I play I wrote by myself. "

" Oasis were the last great, traditional rock-n'-roll band. We came along before the Internet so, if you wanted to see us, you had to be there. It makes me feel like a righteous old man. "

" We're not arrogant, we just believe we're the best band in the world. "

" You can't be a mod and a rocker. You have to choose sides. "

" Why is the rest of the world so overcrowded? Nobody lives in America! We're all squashed up on top of each other in London. "

" For the record, I Iike Jay-Z. That's my opinion. "

" I'm against people downloading music. "

" You've got to be strong enough for love. It's very easy to be cool and cynical. It's very difficult to just let yourself go and be in love. You've got to be strong enough for that. "

" I don't dislike rappers or hip-hop or people who like it. I went to the Def Jam tour in Manchester in the '80s when rap was inspirational. Public Enemy were awesome. But it's all about status and bling now, and it doesn't say anything to me. "

Noel Gallagher

Enemy

People

" I don't think people need to know what colour socks I'm wearing today; I don't think people need to know what shower gel I'm using. There's too much information in the world, and there's no magic or mystery anymore. "

" When you're the cash cow that lays the golden goose egg, people are always going to cheer you on, whatever. "

" I absolutely loved being famous. It was all great, up until the point when it wasn't. "

" Fame is something that is bestowed upon you because of success. Success is something you have to chase. "

" I don't much like 'Wonderwall,' but the effect that song has on people, I can't deny it. "

" I love the Bee Gees, but only the pre-disco stuff. From '64 to '69, I've got all their albums. "

" I've got my own style on the guitar, sure, and I play rhythm in a certain way, and I use certain inflections. People have said that to me, and I understand it. "

" I don't live to work; I work to live. "

Noel Gallagher

Live

Work

" You'll find people who rib you about their age are petrified about getting old. It doesn't bother me. "

" I've never been asked to do a collaboration. I guess I just don't give off that come-and-get-me vibe. I wouldn't be adverse to doing one with Coldplay or U2 - anyone who sells 50 million albums. "