“When I interviewed Noel, it was three months before it went online. When it went live, it was three days before they reformed, so it seemed like I should have known they’d reformed. Most people didn’t understand there was a time gap.
“They asked me where I wanted to do the interview, and I suggested The Boardwalk rehearsal room, but the idea of Noel Gallagher standing there with a big film crew would have undoubtedly led to hundreds of fans arriving in a few minutes. Mr Sifters sounded like the best option. I used to go there myself as a kid. The shop never changes. It has all the original band posters on the wall from back in the day. The only new poster on the wall is an old one of Oasis. If you’re in a classic band, you’re on the wall of Sifters.
“They weren’t going to give anything away, and I have a feeling that at that time, they hadn’t really decided yet. In January, they’d booked out a lot of the tour, just waiting to see if the band was up for it. When I say ‘band’, I mean ‘Noel’ because Liam’s always wanted to do it. He didn’t want to stop the band in the first place.
“I didn’t want to hear the bitchy stuff. I wanted him to say something nice about Liam and the band for a change. And he did. He talked about what a great vocalist and frontman Liam is, and there was a lot of other nice stuff that didn’t make the edit. I mean, they’re funny, aren’t they, the Gallaghers? But it’s nice when they say good things about each other, too. It gives you a kind of warm feeling inside.”
