I don't "take sides". I'm not 12 ffs.

Gossip? Its not Gossip its opinion. This is a fan Forum so opinions make up most of the posts

In not of the opinion that liam was the reason for the break up. I think Liam was in fact correct in that Noel really wanted to go solo for a long time but wasnt confident in his abilities to be a front man.

From reading Paulo Hewitts book I think this stems back to even before the BHN tour. I got the impression that liam really wanted Noel's approval and encouragement and a lot of his behaviour resulted from the frustration of never getting it unconditionally. Noel on the other hand seemed to view reluctantly putting up with liam as the price he had to pay for being successful. As he became more comfortable singing and being centre stage over the years it was only a matter of time before he took the inevitable step. The fight in Paris was just an excuse to Noel. It gave him a chance to walk away and blame liam, thereby largely avoiding the backlash from oasis fans that he must have feared if he was viewed as the one who killed the band. As much as noel tries to pretend he doesn't care about such things, it's obvious he does.

All simply my own views, however if I may go further I would say that I do think that although he loves liam as a brother I think he has never liked him much and I think the reason may go back to his violent upbringing. It's been well documented that Noel and Paul suffered badly from their dad's violence but Liam was never touched because there mum left when he was younger. Now I'm not claiming I'm an expert on such matters but I often wonder if deep down there isn't a part of Noel's character that RESENTS the fact that their mum broke up the family to protect liam but did nothing when he was suffering. I'm not saying noel would think this consiously but maybe he does and also suffers guilt because of it.

One things for sure the relationship between them is far more complex and deep seated than the history of oasis.

I like both of them but I'd say I idolise Noel as a musician and guitarist and Liam as a person.

From what I've read, Noel has always been selfish c*nt while Liam would never betray the people who are loyal to him. Liam seems to be the kind of guy who you want in your side.

For example, McCarroll said in his book that when they were teenagers and hanged out in the park, Liam would always go talk to the more quiet and reserved kids too. He didn't want to leave anyone outside. That's why I hate when media says he's the selfish c*unt.

I would argue that Noel's desire to be a "front man" ceremoniously began when he auditioned as the lead singer for the Inspiral Carpets-- and this was in the late eighties, I believe. I do agree with you in that, as his singing abilities improved, the more he believed that this could be a reality, ultimately culminating in the plum incident in Paris.

Cheers.

Yeah I wouldn't disagree with you on that. I only reference that book because it was were I first noticed the dynamic between them when I read it years ago. That by no means says that it wasn't going on long before that tour. You make a good point about him auditioning for the inspirals. Noel alway said he was a reluctant lead guitarist and only did it because no one else could. If his ambition had always been to be the main man out front singing but didn't find it natural, then there would have been resentment from the start about Liam's success in that role.

I certainly think that Oasis without liam would have never have had the success they did because a lot of Noel's music is melancholy and reflective and much of there appeal was Liam singing these songs in such a way that they sounded euphoric and the contradiction this presented the listener. And I think noel appreciated this hence why he tolerated liam for so long. In fact I would go so far to say that if noel could have sang like liam then oasis would have never existed because noel would have been a solo artist from the start. Whereas liam thrived in a band environment I think noel merely tolerated it as a means to get his songs heard.

Spot on, mate.

Liam has said that the olive branch was offered to Noel many times, it's sad if Noel can't accept it, whatever the reasons are

For me, his was the highlight of the interview. The entire interview was great but that had me 😢. True statement - start from ground zero and (possibly) work towards the music again.

Could not agree more. They need to fix their relationship as brothers before going on to music because for me there´s no point in them doing it only for the money and pretend they are alright on stage.

I truly think they will fix their relationship eventually, i´m just not sure if they will make music together again. One thing does not have to cause necessarily the other.

I imagine that he's going to have address what Liam said eventually