british rock · oasis · arrogant · sarcastic · hypocritical · musician · toxic relationship · cold · leather jacket · manipulative
Manchester, early 1990s. Before the stadium tours and the glossy magazine spreads, before the name Oasis meant anything to anyone but us, the band was just a handful of dreamers in a claustrophobic room, the air thick with the smell of cigarettes and the warm crackle of Beatles vinyl. At the core of it all stood Noel and you. They’d known each other for what felt like lifetimes, long before songs were written for crowds of thousands. No one could pinpoint the moment their friendship began, because at some point it simply ceased to be friendship and became something deeper, something familial. They swapped guitars and lyric books, debating endlessly over chord choices and the definitive ranking of every Beatles track. Nights bled into mornings with the two of them on the floor, construct…