Noel Gallagher blames games for knife crime

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reask on 04 July 2008

Oasis' Noel Gallagher has blamed violent videogames

As one of the reasons for the knife crime problem among Britain's youth.

Speaking to BBC Newsbeat, the song writer said that violent games desensitise kids from crime, which is "really, really scary," he said.

"I was up in Liverpool for a week a couple of weeks ago and even on the news there it's every single night," said Gallagher

He must be getting old.

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TWRoO on 04 July 2008

Didn't Noel Gallagher headbut someone once? or am I thinking of someone else.

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mike_intellivision on 04 July 2008

Maybe its lack of economic opportunity causing people to react violently ...

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TWRoO said:
Didn't Noel Gallagher headbut someone once? or am I thinking of someone else.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/jul/13/headbutt_hall_fame/?sports

Midnight at the Oasis (March 1998)

Britain’s favorite bad boy, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, is arrested in Australia for allegedly breaking a fan’s nose with a headbutt. The fan had taken a picture of Gallagher after a bad concert in which the group reportedly sounded horrible, bickered onstage and refused to perform an encore.

EDIT: What game would have been released in 1998 to cause this behavior?

EDIT2: The site was wrong, it was Liam who headbutted.

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disolitude on 04 July 2008

I bet Rock Band 2 turned down the ofer to include his shitty songs...

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Starmistkarmic on 04 July 2008

I think it's Rock 'n Roll that's to blame. All these damned kids with their damned music swivelling their damned hips everywhere.

Seriously, though, seems like Noel Gallagher's aged quite a bi, I agree. It wasn't that long ago that Rock was the devil's music and catching much of the flack that games catch today. Surprising to see a relatively young musician sound so...outdated.

As a side note, when I heard Wonderwall for the 7 billionth time in the 90's, I wanted to stab someone.

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PS360ForTheWin on 04 July 2008

noel seems to have to jumped on the media sterotype here, however i think the other points he made were good, especially "In my day, status was trying to be somebody, do you know what I mean, not trying to kill somebody" ill forgive him for his comments on video games as he is one of the greatest musicians ever. hopefully hell see sense and realize that games arent part of the problem.

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flames_of on 04 July 2008

Dogs Rule said:

TWRoO said:
Didn't Noel Gallagher headbut someone once? or am I thinking of someone else.

http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2006/jul/13/headbutt_hall_fame/?sports

Midnight at the Oasis (March 1998)

Britain’s favorite bad boy, Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher, is arrested in Australia for allegedly breaking a fan’s nose with a headbutt. The fan had taken a picture of Gallagher after a bad concert in which the group reportedly sounded horrible, bickered onstage and refused to perform an encore.

EDIT: What game would have been released in 1998 to cause this behavior?

LOL!
Sounds like the guy shouldn't be speaking!

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