Liam Gallagher has reminisced on Oasis’ breakup, claiming that his brother Noel “threw me under the fucking bus” at the time. The comments arose as part of a new joint interview between Britpop legends Liam Gallagher and John Squire, who recently started a new collaborative project, which they launched the single “Just Another Rainbow.”

In the discussion with The Guardian, Gallagher reflected on the Manchester group’s 2009 break-up, and accused his former bandmate Noel, along with Oasis’ manager Marcus Russell, as blaming him for the decision.

According to the singer-songwriter, Noel had always intended to go solo but decided to blame the termination on Liam’s alleged drinking rather than admit he wanted to leave the line-up.

“If you want to do your little thing because you’re not getting enough attention, feel free, mate,” he said, referring to how Noel would often play solo acoustic shows between Oasis’ touring commitments. “I’ll go to Barbados and sit on a beach for six months, but don’t be pulling the plug on the band. That’s the way I saw it.”

“That was my behavior since day one, and [Noel’s],” he explained, referring to his drinking habits. “That’s what made Oasis what it was.”

“I wasn’t any different, but suddenly, he’s turned into Ronan Keating or some soft cunt, going: ‘We can’t have that behaviour’. Meanwhile, [these days] he’s out on tour with fucking [ex-Kasabian frontman] Tom Meighan, who’s allegedly, apparently…” he added. “And yet you won’t get back in a band with me because I’m a ‘fucking cunt’?! Eh, chill out, mate.”

The comments about Meighan come following the musician’s support slot with High Flying Birds, despite being previously convicted of alleged assault. Meighan parted ways with Kasabian in July 2020, shortly before being charged with allegedly assaulting his partner Vikki Ager, whom he married the following year. He was sentenced to 200 hours of unpaid work.

Following the charges of alleged domestic abuse against his now-wife, Vikki Ager, Meighan went on to open up about his mental health, time in rehab and “consequence culture.’

Continuing to recall Oasis’ split in the interview, Liam said the five-year period after Oasis’ break-up was an “absolute nightmare”, while Noel “was still walking into his big management office having everyone running around after him.”