Former Oasis drummer Zak Starkey has recently revealed that Noel and Liam Gallagher “never even argued once” during his time in the band via NME.
Starkey, who was The Who’s long term drummer until last year, performing with the band from 2004-2008.
The Gallagher brothers’ reputation for bust-ups and fall-outs over the years have been well documented. During Starkey’s tenure with the band, Liam stormed offstage halfway through ‘Champagne Supernova’ at the Heineken Jammin’ Festival in Italy in June 2005. The Gallagher brothers were also seen having cross words in the band’s 2007 documentary Lord Don’t Slow Me Down during the ‘Don’t Believe The Truth’ world tour.
Despite that, Starkey stated that they never argued in his company. Speaking with New York Post, Zak Starkey said, “I played with them for five years, and all we did was laugh. They never even argued once. Not one time.”
“We toured for 140 shows. We made two great records. We rehearsed. We hung out all the time. Never one. Never one cross word in five years.”
He also said that the band “never complained about anything, ever” and they were always on time for every gig, adding: “And they’re never late. If it says on the sheet 5:30, at 10 [minutes] past 5:00, they were there.”
Starkey had left the band before the bust up that led to their split in Paris in 2009, with Chris Sharrock taking up drumming duties. Starkey was left disappointed when he wasn’t invited to rejoin Oasis for their reunion tour last year, with Jay Waronker stepping in on stick duties instead.
