Last updated: Tuesday, December 12, 2006
GALLAGHER REGRETS US TOUR
NOEL GALLAGHER still regrets trying to conquer America in the late 1990s because he should have taken a break from OASIS instead.
Noel Gallagher relaxes at the 'Hyde Park Calling' festival. London, England - 02.07.06
The WONDERWALL hitmaker admits he got too greedy after becoming an overnight millionaire and decided being the biggest thing in his native Britain wasn't enough.
The rocker says, "We came to America and Wonderwall was number five in the charts, and we had 14 huge gigs booked, and it all fell apart.
"(Frontman) LIAM (GALLAGHER) and I got in a row, and I came home. It all turned, there and then. If I could go back in time, I would cancel that tour."
The guitarist also wishes he could go back and handle his first taste of fame and fortune with more grace.
He adds, "As we were recording (BE HERE NOW) the royalties from the first two (albums) started to come in, so we were millionaires overnight... That's when all the madness started.
"It was like we were a bunch of lunatics and someone came in and said, 'Here's the keys to the asylum, just leave it in reception when you're done.'"
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Source: WENN
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