Liam Gallagher

William John Paul Gallagher (born September 21, 1972), better known to the world as Liam Gallagher is the vocalist, and sometime tambourine player, of Britpop band Oasis, known for his erratic behaviour, distinctive singing style and abrasive attitude. Although his brother, Noel Gallagher, writes the majority of the band's songs, in recent years Liam has developed himself as a standalone songwriter alongside Noel.

Public Persona

Oasis appeared on the music scene in 1994 and quickly made a public image for themselves. Whereas other Britpop bands such as Elastica and Manic Street Preachers chose not to play the media 'game', or if they did it was usually seen as un-inspiring, Oasis chose to portray themselves, arguably realistically, as loud mouthed, arrogant and aggressive. This caught the public's imagination. Though the other members of the band took this role lightly, Liam appears to have really taken it to heart, often verbally abusing photographers and members of the public in his Mancunian accent, with his trademark arrogant swagger.

Related Topics:
Music - 1994 - Elastica - Manic Street Preachers - Media - Photographer - Mancunian

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His aggressive character occasionally gets into fights. One of his most high profile disputes was with Robbie Williams. Following Williams split from the boyband, Take That, the two became close friends. However, it was not to last. In his autobiography "Feel", Williams claimed "Liam was really paranoid about everything. It's dreadfully sad for him." The two battled through the press and the dispute finally came to a head when Robbie offered to fight him for a £100,000 charity purse. Liam never agreed. Although there was genuine ill feeling between the two, many thought the dispute to be little more than a publicity stunt. When James Walsh of Starsailor approached Noel to question him about negative comments made in the press, Liam interjected and ended up "squaring up" to Walsh. The two were to feud for some time afterwards. It is alleged that he once tried to crush the testicles of an NME photographer with his bare hands. Public opinion of him is generally more a result of an exaggerated media reports, rather than truthful events.

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Robbie Williams - Boyband - Take That - Publicity stunt - James Walsh - Starsailor - Testicles - NME - Photographer

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Liam has also had a habit of making incomprehensible statements. He has in the past claimed that he was possessed by the spirit of John Lennon, even going so far as to suggest he is John Lennon in a re-incarnated form, despite the fact that he was eight years old when Lennon was murdered by Mark David Chapman. However strange Noel claims to find this obsession, he occasionally indulged him, going so far as to buy him Lennon's "dreamcatcher" necklace.

Related Topics:
John Lennon - Re-incarnated - Mark David Chapman

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Unlike many band frontmen, actors and celebrities, Liam and Noel remained quiet about the Iraq War in 2003, never solidly stating whether they were for or against it. They both criticised people who chose to use their celebrity as a soap box for political opinions.

Related Topics:
Iraq War - 2003 - Soap box

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