Robbie Williams: Oasis were "gigantic bullies" but I'm "so glad" Liam Gallagher exists

4 November 2022, 12:52 | Updated: 4 November 2022, 13:34

The singer-songwriter has opened up about his relationship with the Britpop band and revealed his admiration for Liam Gallagher.

Robbie Williams has looked back on his relationship to Oasis and said they were "big gigantic bullies" back in their day.

The Angels singer and the legendary Britpop band rose to fame in the 90s and had a well-publicised war of words, which culminated in Robbie even challenging Liam to a boxing match.

Despite this, the former Take That star still looks back on that time fondly and has referred to himself a "huge" Oasis and Liam Gallagher fan.

Speaking to Apple Music's Zane Lowe in a special interview, he revealed: "Ultimately I'm a huge fan of Oasis and I was there and I was part of it and it was f***ing unbelievable and incredible hedonism and reckless abandon and rock and roll and let's turn it to 11, 12 and let's see where this goes.

"It's part of that competitive nature with me too and also they were gigantic bullies too... to like the whole industry. Everybody in it. And I didn't like that and a lot of that still remains inside me. They are probably different people now, but a part of me still thinks, 'They're f***ing bullies, them. I don't like bullies.'"

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However, Robbie went on to praise former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher in particular and reveal himself to be a big fan of of his persona and solo music.

"Liam looks as though he's changed," he added. "He's doing fine and he's rocking it. Look, you know, the great thing about being a fan of Oasis is that when Liam comes out with a great album, I can be a fan.

"There's also the great thing about being resentful towards them is when they don't I'm happy, so I win on both sides and it's so genuine.

"Liam's last album he put out, there's five or six tracks on that are just like [great]. I'm so glad he exists and I'm so glad that he's a personality out there that's vital, because there's not many of them about. And especially in this day and age where pop stars can't say and do and be personalities. It's fantastic there's a Liam Gallagher in the world."

Watch the full interview here:

Robbie Williams: Take That, Touring, and 25-Year Solo Career | Apple Music

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