Liam Gallagher’s Most Hilarious One-Liners

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On nearly dying after eating M&Ms: “That peanut, man, it nearly tipped me over the edge. It was a fucking blue one and all, the cheeky bastard. I had a fucking M&M and it felt like I’d been shot in the mouth.” (NME, June 2013)

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On visitors to his house: “I don’t mind it. Fans turn up wanting pictures. It’s cool, man. No one’s tried to kill me yet. But bring it on!” (NME, June 2013)

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On business and brotherly love: “I like Noel outside the band. Human Noel – that’s my brother – I fucking adore him and I’d do anything for him. But the geezer that’s in this fucking business, he’s one of the biggest cocks in the universe.” (NME, June 2013)

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On footballers: “[Mario] Balotelli’s a character but he needs to sort his napper out. I like characters – if the world was full of fucking Gary Nevilles, it would be bobbins. He looks like an estate agent.” (BBC Football Focus, April 2011)

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On drinking: “At Knebworth I thought we were doing one night and we were doing two. I got that mashed on the first I woke up to a knock on the door and thought I was at home. I forgot all about it. But I had to go and do it again. That was heavy.” (Alan Carr’s Chatty Man, July 2011)

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On Radiohead’s The King of Limbs: “I like to think that what we do, we do fucking well. Them writing a song about a fucking tree? Give me a fucking break! A thousand year old tree? Go fuck yourself!” (Thequietus, March 2011)

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On Noel, following the press conference announcing the High Flying Birds album: “Shitbag” (Twitter, July 2011)

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On the Premiership: “I’m moving back to Manchester if City win the league. I’m going to buy a house next to Mani out of Stone Roses and be a real noisy ******* neighbour – hurl abuse at him over the fence.” (Talksport, May 2012)

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On the fashion industry: “90 per cent of the music business is run by idiots and I’ll guess it’s the same for fashion, know what I mean?” (The Telegraph, August 2012)

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On the student riots: “I loved it, man. I’m into the violent side of it. I thought it made for fucking great TV. I still think they should get a fucking job, though. But I’m into people getting wound up about things. It’s better than being fucking dead, innit?” (NME, December 2010).

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On his brother’s sense of style: “Noel’s got an old man vibe going on, our kid. Big woolly jumpers and cardigans… Terry Wogan, Val Doonican shit.” (NME, August 2009).

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On the Glastonbury ‘spirit’: “I fucking hate Glastonbury, mate. I’m only here for the money.” (NME, July 2004).

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On the Scissor Sisters: “Bright colours and fucking weirdos on stilts? I’m more entertaining than that shit.” (NME, 2005).

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On his morning regime: “I’m up at 6am, me. I’ve got an alarm call and everything. It’s like being in the fookin’ army.” (NME, 2008)

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On his emotions: “I suppose I do get sad, but not for too long. I just look in the mirror and go, ‘What a good-looking fuck you are.’” (NME, November 2006).

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On Franz Ferdinand: “You look at [Alex Kapranos] and the singer from Right Said Fred. It’s the same person! he’s just gone on the Atkins diet and grown his hair.” (NME, 2005).

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On Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong: “Fuck right off. I’m not having him. I just don’t like his head.” (NME. August 2009).

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On La Roux: “No way, mate. She’s got man hands.” (NME, August 2009).

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On describing bandmates in three words: “Alan White… oh, I can’t do it. I can’t be arsed.” (NME, July 2002).

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On pointy shoes: “You know them shoes that just come out at you like a fucking snooker cue?! It’s like, ‘Leave it out, man! You got a license for them bastards or what?’” (NME, March 2009).

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On the Blur reunion: “I’m right into it, [because] it’ll finish off the Kaiser Chiefs and put them to bed. There’s nothing worse than a shit Blur.” (The Sun, 2008).

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On conquering America: “Americans want grungy people stabbing themselves in the head onstage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on, they don’t get it.” (NME, November 2006).

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On his stage demeanour: “I refuse to dance. And I can’t dance anyway. I’m not in a band for that.” (NME, 1994).

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On cutting the crap: “It’s about the music and that’s it. I’m not an entertainer. But I do entertain people, see what I mean?” (NME, October 2007).

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About taking on Blur: “We said it from Day One, we were the ones who were real, man. We’re just honest, man, and we’re not a bunch of women.” (NME, September 02).

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On Bloc Party: “They remind me of a band off University Challenge. Like they’re sitting on a panel.” (NME, July 2005).

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On singing: “I’m a better singer than him [Noel]. I’m the man, man.” (NME, December 2008)

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On Keith Richards and George Harrison: “They’re jealous and senile and not getting enough fucking meat pies.” (The Sun, October 1997).

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On getting vitamin injections: “Here you go, eat your heart out Pete Doherty, you crackhead! That whinger!” (NME, October 2007).

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On the Oasis live experience: “You’ve seen one of our gigs, you’ve seen ’em all.” (The Times, 2007).

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On the paparazzi: “It’s good people living on your doorstep and looking through your bins. Gives me a kick up the arse. Otherwise I’d just sit around getting fat.” (The Guardian, 2006).

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On celebrity mates: “Our kid hangs around with all these strange people with long hair – Russell Brand sorts – and that’s just not my cup of tea.”

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On Victoria Beckham’s literary aspirations: “She can’t even chew gum and walk in a straight line, let alone write a book.” (NME, September 2001).

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Spreading the love for Amy and Pete: “I don’t give a fuck about her, I don’t give a fuck about the other dick and I don’t give a fuck about any of ‘em.” (NME, September 2008).

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On being a softie at heart: “I am a tender, beautiful and loving guy that happens to slap a photographer now and then because they get in my way.” (Sky.com, July 2005).

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On Jack White: “The White Stripes? Fooking rubbish. School ties? At the age of 24? Fooking hell.” (NME, July 2002)

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On Pete Doherty (again): “What does the word Libertine mean? Freedom! He’s in the corner doing smack with a helmet on his head. There’s nothing free about that. It’s nasty.” (NME, 2005).

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On ambition: “If I wasn’t a musician I don’t know. I’d be God, maybe? That would be a good job.” (The Sun, 2005).

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On Coldplay and Radiohead: “I don’t hate them, I don’t wish they had accidents. I think their fans are boring and ugly and don’t look like they’re having a good time.” (The Guardian, August 2008).

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On the Beatles Vs God: “It’s got to be being in the Beatles. When was the last time God made a decent record?” (Rolling Stone, October 2008).

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On Ozzy Osbourne: “How come everyone thinks he’s great? He’s a bit of a fooking mong, if you ask me.” (NME, July 02).

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On running over Noel: “Bastard! That taxi missed! If I was driving I would have fucking had you, man.” (NME, October 2007).

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On Brother: “Them little fucking wankers? Yeah, I’ve heard about them. What is it they call themselves, ‘gritpop’? They’re just fucking little posh kids with tattoos, man.” (NME, December 2010).

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