Noel Gallagher Slams BRIT Awards And Muse Drummer's Electronic Cigarette
Thursday, 07 March 2013
Written by Elliott Batte
Manchester rock icon Noel Gallagher has revealed that he was left unimpressed by this year’s BRIT Awards - and highlighted seeing Muse drummer Dominic Howard smoking an electronic cigarette as indicator of how times have changed.
The BRIT Awards ceremony was previously known for being an exciting - and sometimes controversial - event, and was one of the highlights of British live TV. Nowadays, though, it’s not half as wild, and Gallagher isn’t happy about it!
Speaking to Time Out Dubai, Gallagher explained: “There are no characters left in the music business. When we first started going there was a healthy percentage of people, and we were all dirt-kickers from council estates, and we all couldn’t believe our luck that we were at the Brits. You go in now and everybody is a careerist.
He continued: “It’s very corporate, and you know what I’ve actually seen people doing at the Brits? Eating. I saw the drummer from Muse smoking an electronic cigarette. A cigarette with a battery in. I had to say to him: ‘Really? Really? Is that where you are at? Do me a favour mate, either have a proper one outside, or don’t have one.’ It lit up green when he had a drag of it. Nonsense. He said that immortal line – ‘oh you know how it is mate’. And I said ‘I’m sorry mate, I actually don’t.’”
His assault didn’t end there - he went on to add: “It was an instantly forgettable night. There was nothing going on at the Brits, there was nothing going on at the after-show parties. There seemed to be a lot of young people in hats, with iPhones. They’re either all involved in some massive video game that they’re all hooked up to, or they’re just texting each other saying ‘where are you, what are you doing?’ And they’ve all got hats. Where did the hat come from? We’re going back to some Dickensian nightmare. I don’t understand it. People with hats and Blackberrys under the age of 30 should be shot. Or stoned to death.”
Many people have made their views on the ceremony known, and a lot of them share Gallagher’s views. But what do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.
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