A rock star best friend

Noel is best pals with Kasabian rocker Serge Pizzorno, and they have formed a special bromance over the years.

Speaking to The Big Issue, Noel said of the 'Club Foot' hitmakers: “I always thought that Kasabian’s music was trippy in a modern way. I think Serge and Tom [Meighan, frontman] are just like me and Julian [Barratt] but they’re doing music.”

However, he doubted whether he would he wanted to be friends with him at first.

Noel explained: “I thought, wow, this guy’s like Keith Richards and George Best at the same time. Which annoyed me. I thought, can I be mates with him? He’s a really good artist, slightly too handsome and taller than me – nightmare! Then we stayed up all night, sat together on the floor and talked for about 10 hours; we went in well deep.”

The pair even formed the band Loose Tapestries.