Noel Has Never Been Afraid to Speak His Mind

Noel's songwriting was matched by an unusually blunt approach to interviews, particularly when discussing other musicians.

He has claimed that White Stripes rocker Jack White resembled "Zorro on doughnuts" and has branded System of a Down as "the s******** band of all time".

Noel even described his brother Liam as "like a man with a fork in a world of soup".