Glen Matlock said he was asked to play with Oasis, but found the band “boring”; vocalist posted “short and thick” response
Nice bullshit. Well done bullshit. Beautiful bullshit. And most importantly: random bullshit. This is what seems to be taking place between Glen Matlock and Liam Gallagher after comments from the original bassist of Sex Pistols about the Oasis.
In an interview with NME in order to promote his most recent solo album, Consequences Coming (2023), Matlock — which also plays with the blondie — was asked about the topic of the year in English rock: the return of Oasis. In his response, he tried to be respectful and praised his brothers Gallagherbut he did not give up his sincerity.
“They have a lot of fans. I always saw Oasis as a means Status quo: With both, listening to a song once was enough. I find them a bit repetitive. I know the guys, they’re cool. I have to be careful because I find Noel [Gallagher, guitarrista] enough. He lives around the corner from my house. I think Liam is fantastic. He sings really well — it’s like Johnny Rottenbut he can sing. He has a magnetic personality on stage: he can stand still and is fascinating. The rest of the guys? No. I think they’re boring live. I would never see them.”
Then, Glen revealed that he was asked to play bass between 1995 and 1996, at the invitation of his manager Alan McGeewhen they were supposedly having conflicts with the role holder, Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan. He ended up going to a show to see how the band sounded — and seemed to regret it.
“There were talks about me helping them with the bass a long time ago, in 1995, 96. But they resolved the problem they had with their guy. I was invited to see them at Earls Courtbut I left [no meio do show]. It was boring. I went to see them again in the USA with Clem Burke and I couldn’t wait to leave. They didn’t want them in the band because they wanted someone who would stay still. Alan McGee asked me. Then I went to see them and thought: the last thing they need is another person standing around.”
Liam Gallagher’s response
Always active on social media, Liam Gallagher was warned by a fan on X/Twitter about Glen Matlock’s comments. The internet user published: “Why was Glen Matlock being such an idiot saying Oasis were boring but you guys are great guys? Glen is crazy.”.
The vocalist was short and thick in his response. He said:
“F#d@ him, Sid [Vicious] it was the Sex Pistols.”
The provocation comes as a result of one of the most illustrious dismissals in rock history. Matlock was one of the founding members of the Sex Pistols alongside Johnny Rotten (voice), Steve Jones (guitar) and Paul Cook (battery). However, in early 1977, Glen was fired — or left on his own, according to him — to make way for Sid Vicious, a fan of the band who, according to reports, didn’t even know how to play his instrument.
The versions for the breakup are varied. The most reliable story is that he didn’t get along with Rotten. However, Jones and the businessman Malcolm McLaren claimed on different occasions that Matlock was dismissed because he liked Beatles.
Source: Rollingstone
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