Noel Gallagher has said that he will never reach Oasis's level of success as a solo artist. The High Flying Birds frontman, who will release a new Ep next month, admitted that he feels under pressure to live up to the legacy of his former band. Speaking during the BBC4 documentary Mark Lawson Talks To... Noel Gallagher, he said: "Nothing anybody does can be as big as Oasis. Not Coldplay, not Kasabian, nor the Arctic Monkeys. In this country not U2, not any of them. It's as simple as that." Gallagher continued: "It's not only me that lives up to that legacy - everyone else has to too. We were the last. We were the greatest. The end." Gallagher also spoke about rumours that he was "a control freak" during his time in Oasis, saying: "I was. (more)...
- 3/31/2012
- by By Emma Dibdin
- Digital Spy
Ian Hislop has said that he used to get on with Angus Deayton but fellow Have I Got News For You panellist Paul Merton never liked the host. Speaking on BBC Four programme Mark Lawson Talks To, he revealed why they both forced Deayton from the show after tabloid allegations regarding his personal life. Lawson said: "It's often said that you never got on with him from the beginning, you and Paul, that there was always some kind of resentment or spikiness. Is that true?" Hislop replied: "No. I mean, I think it's (more)...
- 5/12/2009
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
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