"Lyrically though, I'm proud of Falling Down on this album. You mentioned earlier that you thought it was about a comedown from drugs. That song started when I was sitting in my back garden this time last year and there was this beautiful early autumn sunset. I was thinking about all that climate-change bollocks and came to the conclusion that man really is incapable of destroying all this."
Noel Gallagher, Irish Times
Noel Gallagher was never going to be a poster child for any worthwhile cause. His small mind seems capable only of the solitary task of spewing forth the same inane drivel - in the form of either his ridiculous opinions, or the regurgitated musical mulch he's been releasing since the mid-nineties.
Certainly if he looked beyond the porch of his country pile, he'd see that man is making quite a dent in his pretty little world. Then wouldn't it be refreshing if an icon, such as himself, were to stand up and do something about it? Think of the influence he could have over his legions of fans.
What if he asked every one of the unwashed masses who attends Oasis' forthcoming worldwide tour to consider taking public transportation to see them - maybe even giving them a discount to do so? Or played some gigs by webcast rather than tour to the far end of the globe by private jet?
Madonna could then take some lessons from old Noel. I love it when she gets political. Madge likes to talk the talk - just take a peek at her live visuals for "Get Stupid'. But she suffers from a severe case of cognitive dissonance. While she wants her fans to seize the moment to save the world, she fails to recognise the damaging effects of her own career - with a massive carbon footprint from not only her travel, but that of her adoring masses.
We need more heroes. Such a shame that these two continue to fail to grasp the potential of their influence.
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