Noel Gallagher slams One Direction, Adele, Ellie Goulding and state of the music industry in scathing interview

But he's a fan of Kanye, apparently

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Noel Gallagher has slammed the state of the music industry and bemoaned the current crop of pop stars, calling One Direction, Ellie Goulding and Adele “c***suckers” while claiming “fame’s wasted on these c****s.”

In typical Gallagher-esque fashion, the former Oasis member went on a lengthly rant in the new issue of Esquire, covering topics in such depth that most of the Q&A is devoted to him giving long, exhaustive missives on everything from music, his wife, his brother Liam and his band’s legacy.

He shows a surprising amount of respect for Kanye West, however, who is one of the few people to come out of his musings unscathed.

“Fame's wasted on these c****s today. Bar Kanye. You watch him on the MTV Awards and you think, ‘You can f****** stay, you’re alright,” he said.

“Who gives a s*** what f****** One Direction do? C*********s, all of them in rehab by the time they’re 30.

"Who gives a s*** what Ellie Goulding is up to? Really?

"Adele, what? Blows my f****** mind. It blows my f****** mind. Nobody cares!”

Gallagher criticises “these current pop stars” for wearing in-ear monitors and smoking electronic cigarettes, as well as bringing out fragrances in time for Christmas.

But he chides the public for enjoying the newer generation of rock stars, saying being interesting is not better than being funny, and cites Skrillex as an example of an artist who is considered “interesting” (although he clearly disagrees).

“I don’t want interesting! Rock ’n’ roll’s not about that. To me, it's about f****** utter gob*****s just being f****** headcases.”

He also suggests that musicians are too tame and business-like, and says, in no uncertain terms, that an artist with a drug habit would be better for the industry.

“What I want, genuinely, is somebody with a fucking drug habit, who’s not Pete Doherty. Do you know what I mean?”

Erm. Not really Noel.