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" Gone are the days when Virgin Records was owned by Richard Branson, a fan of music. Now they're all owned by some guy who bought it off some guy who bought it off some guy who wants a return on his investment. "

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" I can make going to the dry-cleaners last an entire day, and the dry cleaners might be 150 yards from my front door. You might find it hard to believe, but I am bone-idle lazy. "

Noel Gallagher

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Believe

Day

" What's problematic about playing stadiums and driving around in private jets and drinking champagne at 8 o'clock in the morning? What's wrong with that? I haven't got a problem with that. I can't fathom why people would. "

" It's a sad state when more people retweet than buy records. "

" 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

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Write

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

" You can't really write a full album about your missus. She'll start getting the wrong idea and start thinking I like her. "

" I remember the '70s constantly being winter in Manchester and the Irish community in Manchester closing ranks because of the IRA bombings in Birmingham and Manchester, and you know the bin-workers' strike, all wrapped up in it... They were violent times. Violence at home and violence at football matches. "

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

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

" Rock stardom will die because nobody will make enough money any more to be rock stars. "

" 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. "

" I've always been into guitars... we want to put keyboards on, but keyboard players don't look cool onstage, they just keep their heads down. There has never been a cool keyboard player, apart from Elton John. "

" You have to make the effort with children. You can't have them thinking that I reckon I'm special, otherwise they'll start thinking they're special. I want them to feel normal for as long as possible because God knows they'll reach an age when they'll be told they're not. "

" 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

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Two

" I'm not technically proficient enough to attempt all kinds of music. "

" When I'm doing music and I'm on the road, I love it. But once I'm home, it's very difficult to go back out on the road. "

" 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. "

" You can't afford to think about what might have been. You just be aware of what is. "

" To be quite honest, John Lennon had questionable politics. There was a flip side. He was all peace and love, but he was a very violent character. "

" 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? "

" Frontmen come alive when they come onstage. "

" I do think my old fella wasn't much of a... I don't remember him ever being a 'dad' dad. He was too busy working. It was a hard life, man. "

" 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. "

" I've never understood musicians who don't enjoy doing promotional interviews. I just can't believe it. I always think, 'Your life must have been so brilliant before you were in a band.' "

" 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

" Music is a thing that changes people's lives. It has the capacity to make young people's lives better. "

" 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. "

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

" Great music is in the ear of the beholder. "

" When I was 16 I'd watch 'The Godfather,' but I didn't think, 'Right, I'm going to go down the barber's and get some protection money off him.' "