If you think Simon and Garfunkel, Axl Rose and Slash, or Mick Jagger and Keith Richards had notorious feuds, then let me tell you that they pale in comparison with the Oasis brothers. When it comes to rock battles, the intensity and longevity of the Oasis brothers’ beef make the other ones seem almost irrelevant. Liam and Noel Gallagher’s longstanding beef stretches back to their childhood (there’s nothing like sibling rivalry, after all), which is as much a part of the band’s mythology as their music.
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Oasis may have broken up in 2009, following years of threats by and against each brother, but their feud continues to this day (they’re 48 and 53). The estranged brothers seem to love to trash the other in the press and on social media (Liam said in 2011, “I’d rather eat my own s**t than be in a band with him again”). So, for those of you who have heard about these two but find yourself wondering ‘just what the heck are they so angry for?’, well, then you’re in the right place.
This is the full history of the brothers’ bad blood (which is at times both hilarious and sobering).