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Noel Gallagher Blames "Brutal TV And Brutal Video Games" For London Riots

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by Matthew Kato on August 15, 2011 at 02:12 PM

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Ex-Oasis songwriter and occasional singer Noel Gallagher's not totally sure what's to blame for the London riots, but he thinks he has a good idea.

"I can't understand where their energy for these riots is coming from," he told Bang Showbiz. "We live in this age of violence – and I don't care what other people say: Brutal TV and brutal video games are a reason for this pointless violence as well. The people are immune to violence, they are used to it. And if they get caught they aren't punished the right way. The prisons are already full? Then build new ones!"

Hopefully nobody turns around and blames Gallagher for exhorting "you might as well do the white line" in his song "Cigarettes and Alcohol" for any subsequent drug-induced madness. As a massive Oasis fan, I admit I've never done anything illegal as a result of the Gallagher brothers, although they did get me to buy a string of records with diminishing returns.

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Filed under: News, video game violence, London Riots, Noel Gallagher, Riots, Oasis

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by Mr. Derp Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:20 PM

Grand Theft Auto made me (allegedly) kill all those prostitutes! Scapegoat much, Noel "Peter" Gallagher?
by Metal DJ Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:22 PM

I blame MTV, Kanye West & The Jersey Shore for the riots.
by manbearpig894 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:24 PM

God of War must have caused 9/11.....why didn't I see this before? It all makes sense now.
by YouOrTheEgg Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:24 PM

Too bad oasis sucks...
by Lancehead255 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:25 PM

He's an idiot. Another reason why I don't like Oasis. His argument doesn't even deserve a counter.
by ThisFreakinGuy Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:25 PM

As I've said before, and as I will until the day I die, violence has existed since the dawn of mankind, it's not like video games and TV brought them into the world. And as Kato mentioned, this guy isn't innocent either, how about I blame him for influencing others into doing drugs. Man I'd like to kick this guy in the nads.
by Jon Gregory aka JMan240 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:26 PM

Everyone who doesn't make crappy music blame Gallagher for being a self obsessed hipster piece of crap. Yes this violence is a result of TV and video games and not, you know human nature. It's a shame we haven't learned from all that violent TV and violent video games that cause WWI, WWII, the Korean War, the Vietnam war, the American civil war, the American Revolution, the crusades, the Battle of Hastings, and every other conflict that has ever graced the fact of this planet.

Prisons full? Drive our country even more into debt by building new ones and paying to staff and supply them. Then in a few years I can b*tch at you about it and say it was the wrong move. Everybody look at me, I make music, you should listen to me because I'm special.

*eyeroll*
by Smidgens Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:26 PM

Grrrrr, and I used to like this guy...

Screw his solo album, I'll use my money on some random DLC instead. :p
by Agano25 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:26 PM

Of course he does.
by gamefan4564 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:30 PM

people don't know who to blame so they blame us. and there's always been brutal violence on the earth since day 1
by Shadeshooter Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:31 PM

And rock and roll lead to the downfall of society in the 60's, right? As someone in an industry that used to get blamed for many social problems, he should know how stupid his argument sounds.
by Metal DJ Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:33 PM

I blame MTV, Kanye West & The Jersey Shore for the riots.
by TheAwesomusX Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:33 PM

Noel Gallagher

This day and age's shinning form of hippocrisy in the music business!
by eyros2k Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:33 PM

Going on record with "I don't care what other people say" is such a wonderfully fitting way to make your own idiocy plainly obvious.
by Beast of Nava Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:34 PM

too bad no one will take you seriously because your band sucks.
by Kyledk05 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:35 PM

Well, he left Oasis, so clearly his sanity is deserving of question.

And while Oasis is a fantastic band, Noel has been known for being arrogant and idiotic, so this kind of ignorant crap isn't really a surprise coming from him.
by InfiniteJacuzzi Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:36 PM

Never again will I enjoy Wonderwall.
by Farrell Maniac Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:36 PM

He's lucky that I like his music...
by Palor Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:37 PM

No matter what content you find in games and on TV it has less effect on people than parenting. Start there then come talk to me.
by Daxter99 Monday, August 15, 2011 at 02:41 PM

So video games start all riots is what he is saying. No it's people who want to steal while other people are riotting. What about the people not riotting I guess they never played a violent video game? Some people don't even know why the riot started but said heck let's riot so I can steal stuff.