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Oasis' Noel Gallagher: 'I spent £1m on drugs and enjoyed every minute'
Guitarist has some harsh words for Coldplay's Chris Martin
Jul 6, 2009
Noel Gallagher says he has spent £1 million on drugs before quitting in 1998.
The Oasis leader made the admission when asked about rock stars like Coldplay's Chris Martin, who say they do not indulge.
The guitarist told Italian newspaper Corriere Della Sera: "I look at Chris Martin, who says he has never taken drugs in his life, and I think he is an idiot. Doing drugs is the most beautiful thing about being in a rock band.
"Up until 1998 I must have spent £1 million on drugs - then I stopped, because it is bad for your health, brain, life and for people around you. But while you use them - except for heroin which kills people and which I have never tried - as you lot [Italians] would say, 'Mamma Mia'."
Gallagher added he was not too keen on the political messages that the likes of Martin and U2's Bono put into their live shows.
"We get on the stage and play," he declared. "I have been to loads of concerts where bands don't play, they just talk about politics. "At a U2 or Coldplay concert there is always a message about poor people or people dying from hunger. OK, but can't we just have a nice evening? Do we always have to feel guilty?"
Oasis are set to play three nights at Wembley Stadium in London this week (July 9, 11 and 12).
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Oasis ノエル、ドラッグ礼賛＆クリスを批判
オアシスのノエル・ギャラガーが、バンドをやる上で最大の楽しみはドラッグだと語った。イタリアの『Corriere Della Sera』紙の取材に応えたノエルは、ブリット・ポップ全盛期に麻薬に100万ポンド（約1億5,000万円）を費やしたと告白。一方、ドラッグを一度もやったことがないというコールドプレイのフロントマン、クリス・マーティンを“バカ”と一蹴した。「ロック・バンドをやってて何が一番楽しいかって、ドラッグをやることだろう。俺なんて、’98年までにドラッグに100万ポンドは使ったね。それからすっぱり止めたけどさ。健康に悪いから。脳や人生、それに周りの人間にも良くないしな」とノエル。「だが、それをやってるときは――つってもヘロインは別だぜ。あれは人間をダメにする。俺だってやったことねえよ――アンタら（イタリア人）も思わず『マンマミーア（伊語で“なんてこった”の意）』って口走るだろうよ」と、その“魔力”について語っている。
