Just looking forward to every second that comes my way, the British rocker admits over the phone.
Im loving life, man.
Life is good at the moment.
Credit: Tom Beard
Its good to be alive.
Suddenly, his future was uncertain.
I was going, Fk, what am I going to do now?
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No band, no songs, no niche.
I enjoyed the years with Oasis.
We were putting albums out, we were doing big tours.
I like to be busy.
I like to go out on tours.
I like to put records out.
So I [was] making up for lost time.
I hadnt rehearsed it or anything.
Ive got balls of steel, man).
That momentum has since carried into present day, leading to his new album,Why Me?
Why Not,which is filled with classic rock-inspired hooks and gorgeous strings.
Theyre better songs, he says, bluntly.
Theyre better written songs.
I think theyre bigger, theyre a lot deeper.
Its sort of the natural progress.
Its easy, man, he says when asked about what its like bringing in songwriters into the studio.
I thought itd be a lot harder and I thought Id feel a lot worse, uncomfortable and that.
We just get in and we do what weve got to do.
We dont mess about.
We dont waste any time.
I love music, full stop.
Id love to be able to write a whole album, but thats just not the way it is.
I dont really sweat over it.
I just want to be a part of good music.
Im not into music to make money.
I already have enough money.
I couldnt give a fk about that.
