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.

Relationship with Noel Gallagher

The Gallaghers' share a famously turbulent relationship. Their arguments have achieved a status as something of rock legend. One of their arguments was even released on a bootleg single entitled 'wibbling rivalry'. To most observers their arguments seem to pit Noel's calm, complacent wit, logic and canniness against Liam's arrogance, tendency to fly off the handle, penchant for psychedelic non sequiturs (he once ended an on-stage argument by appealing to the crowd for biscuits (but note that 'disco biscuits' may be UK slang for MDMA tablets)) and his vocal dedication to any stand-point, no matter how incorrect or easy to dispel it is.

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Biscuit - MDMA

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Although Noel often ends up making Liam appear quite stupid in these exchanges, Liam's tendency to shout and swear his brother down appears an equally effective tactic. There are only a handful of known incidents where the two have actually come to blows. During their first American tour in 1994, Liam took to changing the words of Noel's songs so that they were offensive to both Americans and Noel. A confrontation after the show led to a chair being thrown and Noel leaving the tour and heading for Las Vegas. During recording sessions for (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, they had a violent fight involving a cricket bat, when a drunken Liam invited everyone from a local pub back into the studio whilst Noel was trying to work. Whilst on tour in Barcelona in 2000, Oasis were forced to cancel a gig when Alan White's arm seized up, the band spent the night drinking instead. During the night, Liam made a derogatory comment about Noel's then wife Meg Mathews (apparently questioning the legitimacy of Noel's daughter) and Noel punched him, knocking him down. Following this, Noel declared he was quitting touring overseas altogether, and the rest of the band (with guitarist Matt Deighton replacing Noel) played the rest of Oasis' non-UK shows for the rest of the tour..

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American - 1994 - Song - Las Vegas - Barcelona - 2000 - Alan White's - Meg Mathews

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