Noel Gallagher has opened up about his time in Oasis, claiming his fellow band members weren’t as creative in the songwriting department.
The 52-year-old, who hasn’t spoken to his brother Liam in a decade, explained his bandmates were “very conservative” when it came to creating music – something that frustrated him.
Speaking to Music Week, Noel said: “There was a responsibility to everyone else, and some people in the band were very conservative in their views of rock music.
“The longer you stay in a band like that, the more you become institutionalised – the way things are done is the way things are done.”
Noel revealed his fellow Oasis members were musically ‘very conservative’ (Image: PA)
He added that there came a time in the Oasis where he had “done it all”.
“You’re making music for your surroundings, so you just make music to fill stadiums and, when it’s great, it’s the greatest thing ever,” he continued.
“But it got to the point where I’d said it all and done it all.”
The pair haven’t spoken in a decade following Noel’s decision to quit the band (Image: PA Wire/Press Association Images)
The High Flying Birds hitmaker also explained why popular track The Masterplan ended up becoming a B-side status, despite its fan appeal.
“The singles had to have three B-sides and I was always coming up two songs short,” Noel explained.
“I remember writing The Masterplan at home in Camden and then going to Maison Rouge [Studios] in Fulham the next day and playing it on an acoustic guitar to silence.
Noel also explained the reason why The Masterplan was demoted to a b-side (Image: AFP/Getty Images)
“I’d write The Masterplan, Talk Tonight or Half The World Away and nobody would say, ‘Do you want to hold that back?’
“It’s only as the years have gone along that I’ve realised that was mental. But we were all mad in the 90s – Alan McGee was off his t*ts and he was running the label.”
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