Bands and artists with No. 1 hits are "all the f---ing same," according to Noel Gallagher. While rants from the former Oasis leader are not uncommon, he seemed a bit more upset than normal in an recent expletive-filled interview with NME.
"Bands now go cap-in-hand to the industry and the industry has already decided what it wants for the f-ing chart stars," he said (via Independent). "Every single song in the Top 10 is the same s--- with a different voice. If you're number one in the charts now, it automatically means you must be s---."
There's another big issues with the current stars; they don't speak up enough about politics and other important matters.
"It's because they're s--- scared of social media!" Gallagher said. "They're s--- scared of somebody killing it before it's started. One of the main differences for me is that bands these days are careerists."
Gallagher vehemently declared that Oasis were not careerists, and that the '90s benefitted greatly from the lack of Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and the like.
"If Oasis were starting tomorrow we would have nowhere near the impact, because you're judged instantly on your first gig, and then Radio 1 will judge you on how many f---ing followers you've got on Facebook," he said. "Oasis never had an A&R at Creation - we were given the f---ing keys to the kingdom and they went, 'Off you go, see you in a bit'. Now, the manager is accountable to the A&R guy, who's accountable to the guy above him, who's gonna lose his f---ing job."
For those of you still hoping Oasis will make another run at international superstardom, don't waste your time. Gallagher recently said he plans to do no such thing.
"I don't see the appeal," he said. "If I close my eyes I don't see it happening. That's not to say that it never will. I've got a lot of things going on."
At least the Internet age allows us to revisit the glory days:
