Noel Gallagher has admitted that his decision to leave Oasis was a little “hasty”.
Noel Gallagher held a press conference recently in order to confirm news of his solo career. However comments about the final days of Oasis have re-ignited the debate over why the band split up.
Andy Bell shot back, arguing that the guitarist had lied in the press conference. Now Noel Gallagher has revealed that the decision to leave Oasis behind was “hasty” and that he has some regrets over the split.
Speaking to Christian O’Connell on the Absolute Radio breakfast show, Noel Gallagher was asked about that final show in Paris. “Well I regret when I was sat in the car and I kind of made a snap decision, really, if I had my time again I’d have thought about it a bit more and gone back, done the gig, done the next, there was only two gigs left on the tour.”
“It was a hasty decision I’ve got to say, and we could maybe have all gone off and done other things for a few years, in my own head the 2015, 20 year anniversary of Morning Glory is looming and we could have maybe come back, made a new album and played that album in its entirety and gone and been the greatest thing ever, but there you go.”
Looking ahead to an upcoming British tour, Noel Gallagher. seemed to be enthusiastic about the prospect of getting out on the road. “Well the material’s already done so there’s no pressure there, and I didn’t put any pressure on myself in the studio.”
“I wouldn’t call it pressure, the pressure will come when I’ve got to play live, because I was in one of the greatest live bands, you know, and to try and recreate that with four or five different people is going to be a challenge, to say the least, not only for me but for the people that come and see us I guess.”
Continuing, Noel Gallagher insisted that he enjoyed heading out on the road. “I like the physical act of touring, it’s amazing, it’s one of the great perks of the job is to travel around on aeroplanes and visit different places, blah blah blah and all that. I mean, I’ve been in a solid band for the last 20 years, I’ve never done a gig without Liam for 20 years, more or less, and with Gem and Andy for like 10 years, that’s going to be the most difficult aspect of it.”
‘Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds’ will be released on October 17th.