SONGWRITING RIVALRY
We all know that Noel writes many songs that sound a lot like Beatles songs. According to Paul McCartney, this does not bother him. He has even said he is an oasis fan. But, in all actuality, he's furious at Noel for writing songs so similar to Beatles' songs. When Noel worked on a cover version of "Come Together" with Paul Weller and Paul McCartney, he had a chance to talk to Paul in private. Here's a transcript of what Paul had to say to Noel.
PAUL: HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT THE FACT THAT, ALREADY, YOU'VE ATTRACTED A REPUTATION FOR RIPPING OFF THE BEATLES?
NOEL: I'M INTO IT, ME. BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, I GO HOME AND GET A CLIP OFF ME MAM. AND I DO. SHE CLIPS ME ROUND THE HEAD AND GOES, "STOP RIPPING THE BEATLES OFF, YOU LITTLE TINKER!"
PAUL: DID YOU GET A CLIP AFTER DON'T LOOK BACK IN ANGER?
NOEL: OH YEAH, I GET IT ALL THE TIME. SHE LOOKS AT ME AND GOES, "WRITE YOUR OWN PIANO INTROS, YOU F**KIN' DAFT BASTARD." KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
PAUL: IT'S A REPUTATION, RIGHT, THAT I...
NOEL: I LIKE THE WAY IT'S BUBBLING UP. IT'S REMINDING ME OF THE RUTLES ALL OVER AGAIN. I LIKE THAT, ME. I WANT TO GET 2000 PEOPLE IN A NICE GAFF WHO ARE THERE TO SEE BEATLE WANNA-BE'S. I WANT TO BE THERE...
PAUL: ALRIGHT. WELL IF YOU'RE PROUD ABOUT RIPPING OFF THE BEATLES' SONGS, WHY DON'T YOU RIP OFF SOME OTHER BANDS' SONGS?
NOEL: BELIEVE ME, I HAVE.
PAUL: YOU THINK BEING A SONGWRITER IS ABOUT RIPPING OTHER PEOPLE OFF. DO YOU KNOW WHAT MY MANAGER SAID TO ME? HE SAID, "NAH. BEING A SONGWRITER IS WRITING YOUR OWN SONG, COMPOSING YOUR OWN MUSIC, COMING BACK AND SAYING YOUR SONG BLEW EVERYONE AWAY. NOT RIPPING OTHER SONGWRITERS OFF. THAT'S STEALING, AND I WON'T STAND FOR IT. AND LISTEN, I'M GONNA SUE YOU A MILLION POUNDS FOR EACH BEATLES SONG YOU RIP OFF.
NOEL: YOU WON'T AT ALL. YOU CAN STICK YOUR MILLION POUNDS RIGHT UP YER ARSE 'TILL IT COMES OUT YOUR F**KIN' BIG TOE.
PAUL: YOU THINK SONGWRITER IS ABOUT RIPPING OTHER SONGWRITERS OFF, AND IT'S NOT.
NOEL: I DO NOT.
PAUL: THAT WAS YOUR QUOTE, YOU PRICK! "IT'S ABOUT RIPPING PEOPLE OFF!" "IT'S ABOUT RIPPING PEOPLE OFF!"
NOEL: I WAS LAUGHING ABOUT IT. AND AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, I'M INTO IT. NOW I'M RICH, AND I'M FAMOUS, I LAUGH ABOUT IT AND I THINK, YEAH, F**KIN' GOOD MAN. I GOT HERE BY RIPPING OFF THE BEATLES. THAT'S REALITY MATE.
PAUL: SONGWRITERS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO BE THIEFS, ARE THEY? BEING A SONGWRITER IS ABOUT COMPOSING YOUR OWN MUSIC. IT'S NOT RIPPING OFF SOMEONE ELSES. YOU'RE NOT A TRUE SONGWRITER.
NOEL: ARE YOU?
PAUL: YEAH. I AM.
NOEL: YOU MIGHT BE IN YOUR LITTLE WORLD, BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED, IF YOU THINK THE WAY I WRITE SONGS IS BULLSH*T, I THINK THE WAY YOU WRITE SONGS IS BULLSH*T, MAN.
PAUL: FINE. THAN WHY DO YOU ALWAYS RIP OFF MY BAND?
NOEL: I DON'T ALWAYS RIP OFF YOUR BAND.
PAUL: YOU DO ALWAYS RIP OFF MY BAND.
NOEL: OKAY, FINE, I RIP OFF YOUR BAND. AND I'M INTO IT. I'M INTO ALL THAT F**KIN' SH*T.
PAUL: BUT YOU CAN'T RIP OFF BEATLES SONGS! 'COS YOU'RE WITH OASIS! YOU'RE IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT BAND!
NOEL: NAH, NAH, NAH. THERE'S NO RULES. SHOW ME THE RULE BOOK. 'COS IF YOU'VE GOT A RULE BOOK, WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS COMPLETE AND UTTER BLOOOARSKYBLUH! I BET JOHN LENNON'S RIPPED OTHER SONGWRITERS OFF.
PAUL: DO YOU KNOW JOHN LENNON?
NOEL: I DON'T, BUT DO YOU?
PAUL: WHAT?!! OFCOURSE I DO!
NOEL: WELL WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO SAY THEN? THAT HE NEVER RIPPED ANYONE OFF? I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
PAUL: HOW OFTEN ARE YOU GONNA RIP THE BEATLES OFF?
NOEL: EVERYDAY, HOURLY.
PAUL: DO YOU HAVE ANY RECURRING DREAMS?
NOEL: YEAH. JUST THE ONE.
PAUL: WHAT?
NOEL: I BECOME KNOWN AS THE WORLD'S GREATEST SONGWRITER.
****Okay, keep in mind that this didn't really happen. Noel writes his own wonderful songs & to me, he's as good as John and Paul. And Paul McCartney is not really pissed at Noel.
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