Gallagher mouths off at US music industry

Noel Gallagher has done his bit for the campaign to promote UK music in the States, by slagging off the American music industry! In an interview with the New York Post he said he would rather not have a US Number One album if it meant having to ingratiate himself with music industry executives. He said he often refuses to shake hands with record company bosses, marketing men and radio promoters - or their wives and families – when they came backstage after concerts. "For our music to be heard, I think that there's just too much politics to be dealing with," he said. He went on to slag off American music (saying there were only half a dozen decent bands coming out of America just now) and American music fans (describing US teenagers as "little immature idiots" who would "buy anything".)