Here’s a list of the 20 gretest insults by Liam Gallagher, including ‘Potato’ to his brother Noel.
It’s the latest in a line of classic put-downs from Liam… Nobody’s safe – not even the Glastonbury audience. Here are some of the greatest.
- On Noel: “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
- On Noel’s new material: “FUN is that what you call it? Your nothing but a YES man remember that GINGE. Potato.” – Twitter, May 2016
- On Copldplay: “That lot are just a bunch of knobhead students – Chris Martin looks like a geography teacher. Bunch of students.” – The Sun, March 2003
- On Florence and The Machine: “I’m sure she’s a nice girl, but she sounds like someone’s stood on her fucking foot.” – Radio X, February 2010
- On Radiohead: “I heard that fucking Radiohead record and I just go, What?! Them writing a song about a fucking tree? Give me a fucking break! A thousand year old tree? Go fuck yourself!” – The Quietus, February 2011
- On Robbie Williams: “He’s a fucking drama queen. You make a crap album then want everyone to feel sorry for you. Tosser!” – MTV, February 2007
- On Kanye West: “Kanye West. Utter Shit. LG x” – Twitter, February 2016
- On Bono: “You see pictures of Bono running around LA with his little white legs and a bottle of Volvic and he looks like a fanny.” – The Guardian, June 2002
- On Mumford And Sons: “They look like fucking Amish people. You know them ones with the big sidies that don’t use electricity? Growing their own food and putting barns up.” Shortlist, June 2011
- On Pete Doherty: “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
- On Glastonbury: “I’m never, ever doing Glastonbury ever again. It’s a nightmare.” – Radio X, April 2013
- More on Glastonbury: “It’s just full of fucking idiots. It’s like Bond Street with mud.” – Shortlist, June 2011
- On Noel’s football friendship with Russell Brand: “I see rkid’s at the game again with his lover Caitlyn Brand.” – Twitter, January 2016
- On Beyonce: “My arse is better than Beyonce’s” – Digital Spy, May 2013
- On Bloc Party: “I really despise this new fucking disease of indie fucking shit, the likes of Bloc Party and all that fucking nonsense.” – Esquire, March 2010
- On Noel again: “He’s got good songs. No balls, though. No attitude. Everyone knows what Noel Gallagher can do, and it’s great, but it’s boring. I’ve heard it all before.” – The Telegraph, November 2011
- On Muse: “Muse fucking scare me. They’re like fucking creepy shit. When I hear his voice I’m like… Ah, fuck him.” – GQ, June 2011
- On Wayne Rooney‘s new haircut: “He looks like a fucking balloon with a fucking Weetabix crushed on top.” – The Telegraph, August 2012
- On Blur: “Blur? For people like them, being in a band is all about having a mortgage.” – The Observer, June 2002
- On Green Day: “They consider themselves to be – and I quote – a kick-ass rock ‘n’ roll band. They could not be less kick-ass if they tried.” – WENN, December 2006
Source: Radio X
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