Noel Gallagher on the music industry (and why Morrissey couldn't get a record deal)

[JohnKulo]

He's a genius! A genius I tell you!

[TheGalwayFarmer]

Noel is the man

[BjoernLewin]

cud have done without the swearin

[Supernature06]

Full of wankers... like you Noel, then! What a cunt!

[reivenlocke]

Unfortunately, record companies only sell to teenagers. That's why they manufacture shit like Katy Perry while the real lyrical poets like Morrissey, the Pumpkins, and XTC who appeal to people college age and on get shit on and shafted.

[bensimps123]

he looks like a blind man here

[UnderTheAffluence]

Johnny Marr is his idol. Not Morrissey.

[TrollHunter69]

this guy is wrong. record deals have always been out to make money, its the taste of the populous that has changed

[PrisonBreakFilms]

@TrollHunter69 it's you whose wrong. before, record industries let bands grow and nurture whilst nowadays your'e either good from the beginning till the end or you fuck off. that's why so many bands come and go and why bands won't dare make another album until 3 years after the previous one.

[stonecrazy99]

The best thing about Noel Gallagher is the honesty in which he speaks.. He doesent ever say anything superficial or fake... Which is great..

[leebung]

the 8th gospel should be written by Noel

[TheMrDobbins]

Noel speaks, we are his disciples

[AliBenBaba]

"the music business has changed now, man. it is full of fucking wankers. alright? if they can't ??? your ass, then they aint give you a record deal. if they cant sell you to little kids, you dont know shit from ???, they will not fucking take ???."

so far i understood, what does he say exactly?

[HangTheDJ16]

@AliBenBaba What he's saying is that the quality, long-term viability and artistry of music today is no longer important for record companies.. They only care about throwing out the next one-trick pony that only kids and idiots will like, enjoy and buy/download their single...

The era of the album is gone in this age of 3 minutes success stories: it's like have your #1 single and then fuck off, alright?

[wmotamedi]

@HangTheDJ16 I love that term you used, "one trick pony." That's exactly what it is. There will always be a few passionate people who love to make memorable music, no matter how bad the mainstream gets.

[clayton69show]

@AliBenBaba flog your ass (sell)

shit from clay

take a chance on you

[outofslumber]

@AliBenBaba

Flog your arse. Kids who dont know shit from clay. They will not fucking take a chance on you.

Maybe you need better speakers, or you might be a non Brit.

[FretLegendSmithy]

@AliBenBaba it's *flog your *arse, shit from *clay (saying that the kids are stupid because they can't tell the difference between shit and clay) and he says they won't take a chance on you at the end. basically saying that if they can't sell you to stupid kids, then they won't give you a record deal. I assume you can't understand his accent because from your spelling of arse/ass, i expect you're from america.

[invictorium]

what a legend

[Uzzie101]

Most quoatable human being ever!

Sorry, Jesus...who?

[dean24uk]

if they cant sell you to kids who dont know shit from clay they wont take a chance on you, so true noel

[dean24uk]

he is not affraid to speak his mind, and why should he be, when 99 percent of it is accurate and true. noel is a legend in his own way. all the top stars that matter, respect him thats an achievment to be proud of

[domesticcaribou]

@dean24uk people don't respect him because he's an ass who's entire career is based on being an ass and ripping off the beatles. but regardless of what i think about him, he makes a good point about the music industry

[dean24uk]

@domesticcaribou wich was my point in the first place

[domesticcaribou]

@dean24uk i guess, but you said people respect him.

[pedrosg4179]

I absolutely love Noel´s thought on... just about anything.

The musician king of one-liners!

[brokencreations]

yea so true...its hard to let go of a dream that u had since u can remember~

[gards2]

He's spot on

[gene101303]

good stuff noel. Once again noel doesnt let us down!

[MEGAINDIEROCK]

Luv it!!! Noel tellin it, like it is:=)

[DeLoused777]

i love his commentary. :D

[HangTheDJ16]

Agreed, eloquence personified :)