It’s been 30 years since one of the most jaw-dropping moments in Britpop history. In 1995, Noel Gallagher from Oasis revealed his true feelings about Blur’s Damon Albarn and Alex James.
That year marked the height of the Blur vs. Oasis rivalry, and Gallagher made a shocking comment that would follow him for decades. He saw Blur as too polished and “art school” to be considered real rock.
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“The guitarist I've got a lot of time for. The drummer I've never met. I hear he's a nice guy,” Gallagher told The Observer’sMiranda Sawyer in September 1995 when asked if he could “remain friendly” with Blur. “The bass player and the singer I hope the pair of them catch AIDS and die because I f**king hate them two.”
The remark set off a media storm across the U.K., shocking fans who thought the “Battle of Britpop” was harmless competition. Gallagher’s words turned playful rivalry into a PR crisis.
Weeks later, he apologized.
“As soon as I said it, I realized that it was an insensitive thing to say as AIDS is no joking matter, and immediately retracted the comment,” Gallagher said in a letter to the British press on October 1, 1995, per theLos Angeles Times. “Although not being a fan of their music, I wish both Damon and Alex a long and healthy life.”
Blur accepted the apology, though the sting lingered. Still, it didn’t slow Oasis’ rise. What’s the Story Morning Glory? was already one of the biggest albums of the decade, and Noel’s reputation as Britpop’s most unfiltered frontman was sealed.
Noel Gallagher of Oasis and Damon Albarn of Blur seen during the height of their 1990s Britpop rivalry.Martyn Goodacre/Getty Images
It’s hard to imagine a modern pop star saying something that inflammatory and recovering so easily. Noel and his brother Liam turned insults into an art form, feeding British tabloids for years.
In 2010, Albarn reflected on it during Blur’s documentary No Distance Left to Run.
“Noel Gallagher used to take the piss out of me constantly and it really, really hurt at the time,” he said. “Oasis were like the bullies I had to put up with at school.”
By 2023, the feud was finally buried.
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“Yeah, me and him get on great,” Noel told Radio X’s Dan O’Connell. “I love his band. I know most of his band.”
Looking back 30 years later, the moment says as much about the decade as it does about Noel. The 1990s were loud and reckless. He may have apologized, but that flash of temper still sums up what made Britpop wild to begin with.
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