Robbie Williams has hailed Noel Gallagher as a “great comedic writer” of insults.
Speaking to NME, Robbie Williams has praised Noel Gallagher as a “great comedic writer”.
“There was a lot of back-and-forth about a lot of different people, and it wasn’t that I was hurt that it was said; it was just fucking annoying that it stuck. But, you know: Noel’s really good at that stuff. He’s said a lot of incredible quotes that stick.”
“He’s got that sort of brain for those things that cut through the chaff and stay around.”
Williams went on to say that he believes “we lived in a more fun time” of pop star feuds in the ‘90s and early ’00s, compared to today’s modern pop cultural sensibilities that champion niceness.
“It was more heady, more controversial, more saying things for the sake of grabbing headlines. You know, it was like wrestling – and I love that,”.
“It was a fun aspect of the industry at the time… wearing your spite on your sleeve. Wearing your opinions on your sleeve, be they toxic or not, is just more interesting than what’s happening now, or is being allowed to happen… I kind of miss those days.”
“Even though that was aimed at me, it’s like… we’re not allowed to do that shit anymore and it’s a shame.”
Source: NME
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