--- title: "Noel Gallagher Disgusted by AI-Generated Oasis Music" description: "A second Gallagher brother has responded to an AI-generated Oasis album — and because one loved it, the other, of course, had to hate it." date: "2023-05-26" modified: "2023-05-27" authors: - name: "Noor Al-Sibai" job_title: "Senior Staff Writer" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/nooralsibai" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/noel-gallagher-disgusted-ai-oasis" categories: - "Artificial Intelligence" tags: - "ai music" - "the digest" --- # Noel Gallagher Disgusted by AI-Generated Oasis Music ![A second Gallagher brother has responded to an AI-generated Oasis album — and because one loved it, the other, of course, had to hate it.]() *MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - MAY 17: Noel Gallagher, lead singer Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and formerly of Oasis, looks on prior to the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg match between Manchester City FC and Real Madrid at Etihad Stadium on May 17, 2023 in Manchester, England. (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images) \Image: James Gill - Danehouse via Getty Images\* ## Look Back in Anger A second Gallagher brother has spoken out about AI-generated versions of his former band's music — and because one brother loved it, the other, of course, had to hate it. In an [interview with *Spin* magazine](), Noel Gallagher — the crabbier of the two warring brothers who made up the backbone of 90s rock band Oasis — bashed the phenomenon of AI-generated versions of an artist's voice, like the [faux Drake song]() that lit the internet on fire last month. "Fucking embarrassing," Gallagher told *Spin*. "I just think people *clearly* have too much time and money on their hands if they’re fucking around with that for a laugh. I mean, who wants to fucking hear Ringo Starr singing 'She’s Electric' and Freddie Mercury singing 'Don’t Look Back in Anger?'" "Life’s too short for that shit," he added. "Somebody sent me a text with a laughing face emoji saying, 'is this real?'" Gallagher continued when asked how he'd heard about it. "Of course, it’s not real, you fucking moron!" ## Snizzled Out While this answer is pretty much par for the course for the elder Gallagher, it's all the funnier because Liam, Noel's younger brother, apparently loves AI generated music. After an album that used AI to imagine what it would be like if Oasis had never broken up dropped last month, someone asked the younger Gallagher brother if he'd listened to any of it. "Not the album," [he replied](), adding that he'd "heard a tune" and thought "it’s better than all the other snizzle out there." He [later said]() the album was "mad as fuck" — which, in [Manchester-speak](), is a good thing — and that he sounds "mega" in it. The difference in opinion isn't exactly surprising given the pair have [infamously been feuding]() for nearly three decades. And the elder Gallagher is sticking to his guns when it comes to AI. "AI will be the final nail in the coffin of music," he told *Spin*. "I’m sure that the major record labels are now working on the technology to copyright it and machines will write music." "Why hire a songwriter when you can own a machine to do it?" he added. "Then Harry Styles can pump out Harry Styles music for the rest of his fucking life." "The Matrix' is real," he concluded. *Updated to clarify the context of Noel Gallagher's remarks.* **More on AI music:** [*Ice Cube Says AI Is "Demonic"*]() ## Author At Futurism, I've often been drawn to unpacking the narratives that underlie technological, scientific and medical progress, with a special interest in areas of conflict and ambiguity that end up setting agendas and steering the fates of both elites and the hoi polloi. I'm a committed generalist, but I often find myself returning to work involving NASA and the private space sector, the effects of AI on media and society, and the mechanics of the pharmaceutical industry, with a specific focus on the spread of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Prior to Futurism, I worked for publications ranging from Media Matters and Truthdig to Raw Story and Bustle. I'm also the author of "Myspace Scene Queens," a 2024 title in Instar Books' acclaimed "Remember the Internet" series. My work at Futurism has been cited by outlets including the New Yorker, Slate, Nieman Lab, the Verge, the MIT Technology Review, the Sunday Times, and the Daily Beast. I grew up in North Carolina, attended the University of North Carolina at Asheville, and now live in Brooklyn, New York. In my free time, I'm an avid reader and music fan; you can probably find me at a local poetry reading, concert, underground rave, or DJ set. I'm the proud parent of an ineffable orange cat named Mee-Mow. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()