Why Oasis were God’s gift to the rock press and the story of two missing teeth

Liam Gallagher calls Ted Kessler and Hamish MacBain “the Peter Cook and Dudley Moore of music journalism”. Both worked at the NME (and Ted at Q), both interviewed the band many times and have just published ‘A Sound So Very Loud’ which, in the grand tradition of Revolution In The Head, tells the story of every Oasis song ever recorded. They talk to Mark here about …  

 

… why Oasis struck such an almighty chord and were the band the press were waiting for.

 

… their dismantling of the notion of rock stardom.

 

… “a visceral dislike”: why they were so socially divisive in the ‘90s.

 

… Liam “waking up in police custody with two missing teeth”.

 

… the Gallaghers’ dependable flair for the Smiths-style “performative interview” and why it sold the rock press.

 

… what Noel stole from Tony Blair’s maiden speech for the lyrics of Magic Pie.

 

… the turning point in the shift in the brothers’ powerbase.  

 

… Liam and the invention of “Stillism”.  

 

… “70 per cent of a band is the singer’s identity”.

 

… Noel’s blog and Liam’s Twitter and how the split might have been avoided if their debate hadn’t been played out in public.

 

… Supersonic, Cigarettes and Alcohol and the admirable honesty of Noel’s “brazen theft”.

 

… how Stop Crying Your Heart Out became an X-Factor standard.  

 

… and the 5am Liam Gallagher social media publicity machine.

 

‘A SOUND SO VERY LOUD’ BY TED KESSLER AND HAMISH MACBAIN

Preorder link here!: https://www.panmacmillan.com/authors/ted-kessler/a-sound-so-very-loud/9781035078257

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