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And Finally
Elton John disses Oasis for screwing up American chances
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 30 November 2010
Elton John reckons Oasis could have broken America big time had one of the Gallaghers’ squabbles not led to a crucial tour being cancelled in 1996, and for screwing that up John reckons the brothers are “stupid sods”.
Oasis did actually enjoy some prolonged success Stateside, but certainly never became anywhere near as big over there as everyone expected them to in the mid-nineties because, John implies, they never had the work ethic required for non-native bands to truly make it in America.
Speaking to Absolute Radio, he recalls of 1996: “They were enormous in Britain, they were enormous in America and they went over there and argued between themselves and cancelled the tour and they never broke America. You only get it once, and if you blow it, it’s gone. You can’t not regret that. I always thought, ‘You stupid sods. You’ll never get that opportunity again'”.
Praising other British rockers who have become truly big in the US, he added: “It’s only the cream that rises to the top. It’s always the ones with the best work ethic and the best material and the best attitude. You know, it’s the boys from the men. Coldplay, Muse, U2, Police, all those bands. They’re the men, and all the rest are boys”.
