to do with Liam getting prettier girls...and with this, from the Guardian's description of Liam in that article (note: the first several words below are meant to describe the entire band):
Arrogant. Big-mouthed. Self-centred. Rude. Crude. Sexist. And sickeningly talented.' Speak of the devil. Noel Gallagher, soft-spoken, hard-headed uberfuhrer of Britain's foremost rock'n'roll band, Oasis, is slyly itemising what some see as his group's better points when his little brother Liam comes bowling into the bar, all mouth and trousers and slump-shouldered swagger. Everyone looks up. Liam, like all great lead singers, has a discernible notice-me aura `` a baleful, chaotic, surly hurly-burliness that makes you stare at him; but not straight in the eye. He is very beautiful, despite his Play-Doh hairdo (short, but long before the ears). He shoots Noel an unreadable look and sits down at a separate table.
Emphasis added.
It was dumb of the journalist to write "Speak of the devil" after those first several words when the next line has the admission that Noel is talking about the entire band, including himself, and not just Liam. But the "notice-me aura" and "very beautiful" descriptors apply specifically to Liam.
I know that with my younger brothers, their sibling rivalry started in childhood, and my baby brother was spoiled as much as possible (as Liam was), but it carried over into adulthood and hinged on who made more money, had the better car, nicer house, prettier girlfriend/wife, then the prettier daughter. And I believed - still believe - they could and should have outgrown it.
From what I remember of what Liam and Noel's mother has said, she did do her best to spoil Noel and his older brother (only a year apart in age, and more pals than rivals), but Noel still got the worst of his alcoholic father's vicious temper. Liam was the baby and less likely to get beaten up for that reason, but he witnessed his mother getting beaten more often, according to what I read, from when he was very young.
Btw, Liam just posted a really sweet video compilation of himself and Noel in some of their happier moments over the years, and you can see the affection and playfulness...but you'll have to click
View on Threads to view it properly. And unmute it so you'll hear Champagne Supernova.
/video-posted-by-liam-gallagher-liamgallagher
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