Posted Dec 20th 2006 10:40AM by TMZ Staff
Noel Gallagher of Oasis has never been one to shy away from self-promotion, and the one thing he seems to like to do even more than tooting his own horn, is to denigrate others. His latest targets include President Bush, Tony Blair, Green Day and Kate Moss' fiance Pete Doherty.
In an interview you'll find in the latest issue of Stuff Magazine, when asked his opinion of Mr. Doherty, Noel says:
"Overrated. He's marginally talented, but not anywhere as good as me. If he wasn't [BLANK]-ing a supermodel, no one outside of NME would give a s@*! about him."
Ouch, tell us how you really feel Noel. Kate's man, however, isn't Noel's only target. Noel also slags his bandmates for ingesting cheap drugs and takes on the boys in Green Day. Noel seems to think Billy Joe and company need to be knocked off their high horse:
"They consider themselves to be - and I quote - "a kick-ass rock 'n' roll band." They could not be less kick-ass if they tried."
Wait, that's not all ... Noel goes even further and calls Green Day musical thieves, saying, "they ripped off one of my songs!" The singer believes that Green Day's big hit, "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," has a strikingly similar arrangement to Oasis' smash, "Wonderwall." Wow, it's one thing to say a band is overrated, but quite another to say they've ripped off your tune. We'll see if Billy Joe (also not afraid to speak out) responds.
Of course, Noel doesn't seem to care who responds to his rants, he just seems like to hear himself talk. Get the rest of Noel's unvarnished self-indulgence in the January issue of Stuff, on newsstands now.
Filed under: Music, Celebrity Feuds, Green Day, Sound Bytes
Posted Nov 1st 2006 4:15AM by TMZ Staff
I heard a long time ago that Green Day was planning on turning "American Idiot" into a movie. Is that still happening?
Melody, people have been very quiet about this could-be movie for a while, but it seems as though it will in fact come into fruition.
With ideas for the flick pouring in, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong confirmed to MTV in an interview over the summer that "it's definitely going to happen." But don't expect to see the band members on screen -- they're leaving that to the professionals.
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Filed under: Music, Movies, Green Day, I Just Gotta Know!
Posted Dec 23rd 2005 11:34AM by TMZ Staff
Anarchy reaches a whole new level in director John Roecker's claymation film 'Live Freaky, Die Freaky,' based on cult-king murderer Charles Manson.
Roecker, who directed Green Day's soon-to-be-released documentary based on their 2004 Album 'American Idiot,' is a prominent figure in the LA punk scene. Known for his work in music, fashion, writing and promoting bands like Green Day, Rancid, and The Go-Go's, Roecker is finally set to release his anarchic masterpiece. This is a true example of how far one punk will go to rebel against the aspects of what American society cherishes, and he hates -- decadence, glamour, ego and beauty.
The film takes place in the year 3069 after the world has been destroyed from ozone depletion. Leftover tribes of people roam for food when one member comes across the book 'Helter Skelter,' and bumps into "Charlie" after coming out of a bad LSD trip.
The film then flashes quickly to 1969 where the tribe is introduced to a different crowd, actress Sharon Tate and her hairdresser who are the ultimate representation of decadence. The piece de resistence: The murder scene plays out while pop tunes blare in the background.
Billie Joe and Tre' Cool from Green Day, Travis Barker formerly of Blink-182, Nelly Pozbourne (who bears a strong resemblance to Kelly Osbourne), and Jane Weidlin of the Go-Go's all do voices of the creepy claymation characters.
Roecker's father was a Hollywood director who worked on projects like 'The Little House on the Prairie.' In this case, the apple does fall far from the tree.
Filed under: Music, Green Day
Posted Dec 7th 2005 2:31PM by TMZ Staff
The 11th Annual Billboard Music Awards aired from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas last night. A slew of today's top artists performed at the event, including Green Day, Gwen Stefani, R. Kelly, Toby Keith, Ciara and Carrie Underwood.
Hosted by
L.L. Cool J, the event aired live on FOX as it has since its inception 11 years ago.
Among the top nominees were
50 Cent with eight nominations,
Mariah Carey with seven, and
Green Day with six.
Billboard Awards are determined by album sales as measured by Nielsen SoundScan and radio data compiled by Nielsen Broadcast Data Systems. So while there aren't typically many suprises as to who wins, anything can happen when you get this many rockers under one roof.
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Filed under: Music, Shakira, Awards/Awards Shows, Beyonce Knowles, 50 Cent, Mariah Carey, Green Day
