THE notorious Nineties Oasis-v-Blur Britpop war was triggered by a coke-fuelled love triangle involving Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn.
Liam’s brother and former bandmate Noel claims the 1995 chart battle kicked off after Liam discovered Blur frontman Damon was dating his girlfriend.
Noel reckons the pair’s use of “too much” cocaine heightened their intense rivalry and said: “Liam and Damon were s****ing the same bird and there was a lot of cocaine involved. “That’s where the germ of it grew from.” A new book tells how Alan McGee, who signed Oasis to his Creation Records label, backed Noel’s account.
He said: “There was a situation with a girl. “That created the Britpop war. Damon s****ed somebody close to Liam. It was one of many women.