Here’s a list of the 20 gretest insults by Liam Gallagher, including ‘Potato’ to his brother Noel.
Itβs the latest in a line of classic put-downs from Liamβ¦ Nobodyβs safe – not even the Glastonbury audience. Here are some of the greatest.
- On Noel: βI fucking adore him and Iβd do anything for him. But the geezer thatβs in this fucking business, heβs one of the biggest cocks in the universe.β – NME, June 2013
- On Noel’s new material:Β βFUN is that what you call it? Your nothing but a YES man remember that GINGE. Potato.” – Twitter, May 2016
- On Copldplay:Β βThat lot are just a bunch of knobhead students β Chris Martin looks like a geography teacher. Bunch of students.β – The Sun, March 2003
- On Florence and The Machine:Β “I’m sure she’s a nice girl, but she sounds like someone’s stood on her fucking foot.β – Radio X, February 2010
- On Radiohead:Β βI 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!β – The Quietus, February 2011
- On Robbie Williams:Β βHe’s a fucking drama queen. You make a crap album then want everyone to feel sorry for you. Tosser!β – MTV, February 2007
- On Kanye West:Β βKanye West. Utter Shit. LG xβ – Twitter, February 2016
- On Bono:Β βYou see pictures of Bono running around LA with his little white legs and a bottle of Volvic and he looks like a fanny.β – The Guardian, June 2002
- On Mumford And Sons:Β βThey look like fucking Amish people. You know them ones with the big sidies that donβt use electricity? Growing their own food and putting barns up.β Shortlist, June 2011
- On Pete Doherty:Β “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:Β βIβm never, ever doing Glastonbury ever again. It’s a nightmare.” – Radio X, April 2013
- More on Glastonbury: βItβs just full of fucking idiots. Itβs like Bond Street with mud.β – Shortlist, June 2011
- On Noelβs football friendship with Russell Brand:Β βI see rkidβs at the game again with his lover Caitlyn Brand.β – Twitter, January 2016
- Β On Beyonce:Β βMy arse is better than Beyonceβsβ – Digital Spy, May 2013
- On Bloc Party:Β “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:Β βHeβs got good songs. No balls, though. No attitude. Everyone knows what Noel Gallagher can do, and itβs great, but itβs boring. Iβve heard it all before.β – The Telegraph, November 2011
- On Muse:Β βMuse fucking scare me. They’re like fucking creepy shit. When I hear his voice I’m like… Ah, fuck him.β – GQ, June 2011
- On Wayne Rooney‘s new haircut:Β βHe looks like a fucking balloon with a fucking Weetabix crushed on top.β – The Telegraph, August 2012
- On Blur:Β βBlur? For people like them, being in a band is all about having a mortgage.β – The Observer, June 2002
- On Green Day:Β βThey consider themselves to be – and I quote – a kick-ass rock ‘n’ roll band. They could not be less kick-ass if they tried.β – WENN, December 2006
Source:Β Radio X
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