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Noel Gallagher has one strict rule for his bandmates so he doesn't have to 'fire someone'

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Published 15:40 15 Jun 2024 GMT+1

Noel Gallagher has one strict rule for his bandmates so he doesn't have to 'fire someone'

The former Oasis member said bandmates are 'not allowed to mention' the rule

Anish Vij

Anish Vij

Noel Gallagher has threatened to 'fire' his bandmates if they break one strict rule.

The former Oasis singer, 57, left the band in 2009 and has gone on to release four studio albums with Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.

In case you were wondering, the name of the band, formed in 2010, was inspired by Jefferson Airplane track ‘High Flying Bird’ and the original name for Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac.

"That name [‘High Flying Bird’] jumped out," Gallagher told XFM.

"I had a bit of a eureka moment, so I wrote it down.

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"I thought, that looks really cool. It doesn’t mean anything, you know?"

Now, the music group is made up of former Oasis members Mike Rowe (piano), Chris Sharrock (drums), Russell Pritchard (bassist), Gem Archer (guitar), Jessica Greenfield (singer/multi-instrumentalist) and, of course, Gallagher himself.

Despite being a close-knit community, Gallagher says he has been forced to make one strict rule with all group members - and it has to do with football.

Gallagher has one strict rule for his bandmates. (James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)
Gallagher has one strict rule for his bandmates. (James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images)

The die-hard Manchester City fan supports the treble-winning side who have come off the back of a massive rivalry with Liverpool.

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And some of the group are big reds, which became a big problem.

“Oh, it’s tense,” Noel told The Athletic. “He’s (Russ) a Liverpool fan. The drummer, Chris, is a Liverpool fan.

“Two of the brass section are Liverpool fans and my guitar tech is a Liverpool fan.

“When the rivalry first started, before the arrival of Guardiola, we watched the games together.

“And then one night — I think it was the Champions League quarter-final — it got a bit out of hand.

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“The Scousers celebrated a little too much and a little too close to my personal space.

He threatened to 'fire someone' if it got out of hand. (Matthew Baker/Getty Images)
He threatened to 'fire someone' if it got out of hand. (Matthew Baker/Getty Images)

“And I was like, ‘I will f***ing fire someone here’. So now we watch the games separately and we’re not allowed to mention it.”

On meeting Klopp, he added: “I don’t like the chest-beating and all that s***.

“I know it’s required of you at Liverpool to play to the gallery. But I’ve met him a couple of times.

“He was a bit tall for my liking. And he was a bit of a sore loser — the grass was too wet, it was a bit windy.

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“But he was a lovely dude. His teams were unbelievable and, if it wasn’t for Guardiola, they would have won three leagues.

“That Liverpool team would have destroyed pretty much every team that came before us.”

Featured Image Credit: James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images/Matthew Baker/Getty Images

Topics: Noel Gallagher, Football, Manchester City

Anish Vij
Anish Vij

Anish is a Journalist at LADbible Group and is a GG2 Young Journalist of the Year 2025. He has a Master's degree in Multimedia Journalism and a Bachelor's degree in International Business Management. Apart from that, his life revolves around the ‘Four F’s’ - family, friends, football and food. Email: [email protected]

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