Noel Gallagher insists his decision to quit Oasis has been good for him, for his brother Liam and fans of his old band.
Noel Gallagher insists his decision to quit Oasis has been good for him and Liam.
The 'If I Had a Gun...' singer quit the super-group in August 2009 after a huge backstage fight with his brother and bandmate but he insists the break-up has been good for both brothers and especially the fans.
However, the songwriter admits he does have regrets about the "apocalyptic" way the band disbanded.
He said: "The only regret I have of the night in Paris is not playing the show. I should have done the gig then let everything simmer down. Things would have looked a little less apocalyptic six months down the line.
"Saying that, where we've all ended up ... Liam thinks he's in the best band in the world - good for him. I'm comfortable doing what I'm doing - good for me. The fans, instead of getting one Oasis album every three years, they get two ... everyone's a winner."
Noel'a debut solo LP 'Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' has sold over twice as many copies of Liam's band Beady Eye's first album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding' - but the guitarist insists he gets no pleasure from beating his brother.
In an interview with the Yorkshire Evening Post newspaper, he said: "It's great that I've sold nearly half a million records. It's not great that I've sold half a million more than anybody else.
"Record sales don't make it a better record than anybody else's. You look at some of the best albums of all time and they've sold s**t. It's great to sell records but I don't have a rivalry with anyone else."
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