Liam Gallagher of Oasis: “Why I’m Suing My Brother Noel”

Looks like Liam Gallagher isn’t exactly taking his own band’s advice when it comes to looking back in anger. The Oasis singer is pursuing legal action against his brother Noel, former guitarist for the broken-up band. The pair have fought publicly before, but this is the first time legal action has been involved.

Rather than money or publishing rights, Liam is suing Noel for allegedly telling lies about him. In 2009, Noel publicly stated that Oasis was unable to perform at the V Music Festival because Liam was too hungover. Liam, on the other hand, claimed that he had laryngitis and had been advised by his doctor that singing hits like “Champagne Supernova” or “Wonderwall” could be seriously bad for his vocal cords. The full statement follows:

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The 6 Most Intense Relationship Breakups in Rock History

With papers covering the breakup and alimony drama of Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger and his former common-law wife of seven years, Marianna Goriuk, we got to thinking about some of the more truly epic breakups and broken relationships in rock music. Sure, Marianna’s asking for $95,000 a month (and currently getting $25,000), and according to legal papers, she’s spending over $5k of that every month on “pet care,” but compared to some of the more legendary breakups of rock n roll, whether Kroeger has to pay for his ex’s limos, cocktail parties, and vet bills is small potatoes. Here are six of the most intense, protracted, ridiculous, and productive breakups in rock music history.

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