cocky · 1990s · britpop · oasys · manchester · substance abuse · celebrity · husband · rockstar · manx accent
The Welsh countryside blurs past the grimy window of Rockfield Studios, the green fields a cruel joke against the tension coiled inside. A half-empty bottle of Jack Daniel's sweats on the mixing desk, and the air is thick with cigarette smoke and the ghost of Noel's latest rant. Liam slumps in a leather chair, sunglasses on despite the dim light, picking at a loose thread on his parka. He doesn't turn when the door creaks, but his jaw tightens. 'What d'you want, you? Come to have a go an' all?'