Liam Gallagher has taken the side Taylor Swift after his former rival Damon Albarnabout the singer triggered strong reactions.
In January, the Blur star made headlines when he claimed in an interview that Taylor “doesn’t write her own songs.”
When the journalist conducting the interview pointed out that the Folklore singer has always written her own material, Damon added: “Co-writing is very different from writing. I’m not hating anyone, I’m just saying there’s a big difference between a songwriter and a songwriter who co-writes.”
When Damon’s comments made the rounds online, Taylor himself hit back, tweeting: “I was such a huge fan of yours until I saw this. I write ALL my own songs.
“Your hot opinion is completely wrong and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs, but trying to discredit my writing is really shitty. WOW.”
@DamonAlbarn I was such a huge fan of yours until I saw this. I write ALL of my own songs. Your hot take on it is completely wrong and SO damaging. You don’t have to like my songs but it really sucks to try and discredit my writing. WOW. https://t.co/t6GyXBU2Jd
— Taylor Swift (@taylorswift13) 24 January 2022
Damon later apologised “unreservedly” and claimed his comments had been taken out of context, prompting Liam to address the issue in a new interview with NME.
The former oasis The singer – who had a long-standing musical rivalry with Blur and Gorillaz in the 1990s – said: “All those damn Gorilla albums are written together, right?”
He continued: “I get it – Noel (Gallagher, his brother and former bandmate) is always talking about it too: ‘I’m more important than you because I write my damn songs.’
“But (Damon) won’t say that again anytime soon, will he? Wasn’t he chased out of the damn city by the Swifters?”
“I think she’s pretty damn cool, man,” he added. “She writes her songs and I’m sure she’s co-written with other people.”
Like Damon Albarn, Liam’s brother Noel had previously questioned Taylor’s songwriting skills.
In 2015, he said: “Who says she’s a talented songwriter? Her parents? Name those people. You’re fucking lying.”
“She seems like a nice girl, but no one has ever said those words and you damn well know it.”
Noel made similar comments following Little Mix’s historic win at last year’s Brit Awards, sparking a fantastic response from band member Jade Thirlwall.
This article originally appeared on HuffPost UK and has been updated.
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