Noel Gallagher: 'I'd rather drink petrol than listen to an interview with Alex Turner'

Noel Gallagher has claimed that he would prefer to down petrol than listen to Alex Turner speak.

The musician made the comment about the Arctic Monkeys mainman whilst talking about the lack of "characters" in modern music.

The former Oasis star told the Evening Standard: "There is a lot of sh*t pop music these days that’s just devouring everything at the minute. I’m hoping that will come to an end.

"There doesn’t seem to be any characters any more. When you have proper characters, the music sort of becomes secondary - it looks after itself. Look at bands like The Smiths and The Jam - all great characters.

“I would rather drink petrol straight from the nozzle at a garage than listen to an interview with Alex Turner from the Arctic Monkeys. Wouldn’t you? Alternative thinking is on its way out. They just don’t make for great copy.

“Is it any coincidence that all the indie labels got bought up by the major labels and things have started to get boring?"

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds meanwhile will headline the Calling Festival at Clapham Common on July 4.

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