73 Questions With Liam Gallagher | Vogue
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William Gallagher I'm so happy to be
asking you 73 questions waited for this
for a long time let's get into this so
how are you these days I'm good very
good all right what's currently on your
mind Oh mine's just a city yeah your
city supporter I'm glad we're doing this
in Hampstead Heath it's a change of
scenery for the series you run here a
lot right yeah I'm running it for the
pit Oaks up in Solon Wow yeah I like to
run on there when I come do you run for
distance or for speed a distance if you
couldn't be Liam Gallagher who would you
want to be John Lennon out of every film
that you've ever seen in your entire
life what's your favorite Quadrophenia
mmm do you have any irrational fears
like snakes airplanes clowns that type
of thing mice what's the best present
anyone ever gave you yeah my brother
bought me a John Lennon necklace that he
wore when he met the Maharishi that was
a lot of nicest thing you ever done for
me you have any kind of motto or mantra
that you live by living there now forget
you know don't worry about tomorrow okay
what's a topic you could spend hours
upon hours talking to me about Oh the
Beatles I found you out of pubs
what would you be drinking Paulson's I
like come on Lago guineas how do you
prepare your tea I like it with milk no
sugar what would you say is your spirit
animals dolphin now you weren't always
into music but how did it bloom for you
I got in the music when I was about 18
and all there's a lot of people like
getting it when the spoo in that but I I
was in a football I was about 18 sawdust
I was a late that was a late few more
now what are your favorite lyrics of any
song ever I need to be myself I can't be
no one else feeling supersonic give me
gin and sonic can you rank your favorite
Beatles records from least to most
favorite no I can't I love them all put
your top five favorite Oasis songs
the forever supersonic casts no shadow
come on so far we need one more don't
Wonderwall all right there you go now a
couple years back you said you own 2010
Marines do you say doc yeah you did no
no no no I don't own mm somebody's not
anymore cuz I sent it give him away and
that's it a beautiful people where did
that rumor come from I don't know all
right now if you could form a supergroup
with anybody from the history of music
and you're the singer who else is in the
band right case Boone on drums Jimi
Hendrix song beats are Paul McCartney on
bass what audience do you want play
cutting what audience would you play
what audience with the play yeah well
then you main road they're not main goal
cause it's not are there anywhere
anywhere that levels Liam what would you
say is the single hardest part of the
rock and roll lifestyle the hardest part
is staying true to yourself and keeping
it real right is there anyone today you
say is a true living rock star me was
expecting anything less you got and over
these living rock stars who got old and
stayed cool Neil Young how do you think
you've changed rock and roll another
thing I've changed well I'll just do
exactly what it says on the tin yeah
well would you say that rock and roll
still exists
yeah it does while I'm still a yeah what
do you like and dislike about music
today no I like music man I don't I
don't dislike dislike you what's your
favorite part of performing on stage
David perform on stage he's seeing the
people I'm making him bounce and when
you're standing on stage you have such
an iconic stance how did that come about
well I never wanted to be Mick Jagger
and I'm not in the dancing it's not my
scene and that solar I just think you
know who's just done like that and you
get a bit more power behind the under
vocals what's the most underrated band
of the nineties Oh wases how about the
most overrated band below what was your
favorite thing about the nineties oh the
favorite thing about a night is I reckon
there was no camera phones of people
just living in the moment do you miss
that yeah what was their least favorite
thing about the nineties least favorite
thing about a nineties I don't have
those I don't have a least favorite
thing about my nineties were beautiful
all right
can't have this interview without asking
what's the best party you've ever been
to in your life best part in a binman
oh you've seen some party really think
of the best one we they have been to
quite a few enough there's got to be one
right there I was like guess what I
can't think of one yet that's okay but
do you have any hangover remedies right
Oh straight back to the pub and all
messing about lager yeah here in the
dark don't sit and dwell about on angles
just go straight back again and it's
work yourself out it's been a few years
since the 90s things are different
what's a wild night out for you these
days oh I don't have wild nights out
these days I have wild night seeds if
you were forced to sing one song for the
rest of your life what song would it be
lifts whatever what would you say is the
best lesson that your mother taught you
should be myself and not give a
what people think what's the biggest
lesson that you've learned from being a
father being a father
I'm tall enough I'm not I don't know
yeah sure yeah can you tell me something
that your kids do better than you digest
their food better than me
now there's been a resurgence in oasis
fans over the past few years
what's it been like to see a new
generation discovering your music ya
know it's amazing we're very lucky to be
alive and still witness you know the
youth are geeks there's a lot of people
that passed away and you never get to
experience up in 18 years at Oasis were
together what specific moment makes you
the most emotional I just think getting
a record deal you know I was born as
that kind of concern and like we don't
like Knebworth and Maine rolled and all
I think getting a record deal and going
into the studio and developing the songs
and that was that was a that was the
most important thing for me yeah for
sure
what's your up guilty pleasure mm-hmm
pleasure blah has anyone ever left you
feeling completely starstruck
yeah Ringo Starr Ringo I can see that
she's like a pretty good guy to hang out
with right yeah he's a dude you're my
favorite when you're getting ready for a
show
what's your pre stage ritual who stays
ritual yeah I drink a lot of honey and
lemon and apple cider vinegar it
actually sounds Pleasant
obvious fan placement it what wonderful
display of footwork nice who's the most
rock'n'roll player at Manchester City
and why uh well it used to be Mike
summer bit in the 60s and 70s because
you stood he never wore shin pads and I
rolled his socks down he got stuck in
what these days you were to say is now
they may be said you're Gretl
all right would you like to see
relegated from the Premier League you
know I eat monstrous tea and I eat okay
who would you rather be stuck on a
desert island with Mohamed Salah or
Alexis session who Mohamed Salah or
Alexis Sanchez
uh-oh
Alexis Sanchez I heard that Danny Boyle
just found someone to play you in a
movie who's someone that you would have
not minded to play you do whether or not
mine play me
yep and I'm easy month yeah I only got
the air court right and then you know
the chaton out I'm down I'm cool with
anyone bigger question who do you think
she was playing Knoll in the movie oh
the little fella of Ant and Dec deck
yeah that's deck is there a topic you
wish people would stop asking you about
yeah are you hot in that bathroom
yeah I'm hiding it shits off we got some
dogs we would you consider yourself a
dog person I am yes what rules do you
try to follow the best you can to keep
everything in check just my voice that
one tells me it got bad it's Betty it's
loud in that light years ago it used to
be very quiet I know when I go about
these days right
how'd you describe your personal style
yeah big baggy and authentic how do you
think it's evolved over the past few
decades now is it evolved it's still the
same keeping it real who was or is your
style icon George Allison was killed
Paul well is kill stolen always always
dressed killed and half the Bundys
what's a wardrobe staple every man
should own epochal good I don't got a
lot of experiences in your life what
would you say is the most incredible
thing that you've ever seen
Manchester City winning the league
what's the last show that you've been
watched lost wha last show that you've
been watched things what I watched
something I don't know the name of it I
watched it on Netflix sort of day thing
about this song lady you had an affair
with two inmates can't remember the name
find out for you get back to know that
one what's your most overused phrase
only use phrase must say if you could
resurrect one person from history put
them in the world today who would it be
John Lennon why because he's he's the
main month Liam can I ask you what makes
you happy makes me happy early mornings
make me out there my children and being
alive
when was the last time that you cried oh
the other day
what made you cry stupid so on a coffee
table looking back on your life is there
anything that you would have done
differently no never
everything off this for reason is there
anything you regret saying much for it
probably about nine million times how do
you handle regret in general mmm I don't
regret I don't regret much what would
you say is your greatest talent singing
and where do you see yourself precisely
ten years from now
no no Liam that's question number 72 and
now for the final question question
number 73 how do you feel about ending
this interview with some word
associations yeah why not
here we go number one Keanu Reeves it's
all da counsin spongebob legend farmers
markets goes for the sole skinny jeans
it's had a bull and this interview
Austin that's a wrap yeah yeah wait it
