Noel Gallagher's battle with tinnitus could spell the end of his touring days. The former Oasis star told me recently that he may not go on a major world tour again because of boredom and the time it takes.
And now Noel has admitted his hearing might need protecting from loud gigs, too. He explained: "It's the one [ear] I stand in front of my guitar amp with.
It's pretty bad. "I was going to bed one night and you know when you go into a bathroom when you put the light on a fan goes off? "When you turn it off it takes a while for it to stop.
One night the electric sound never stopped." Doctors tested him and confirmed tinnitus, with the musician adding: "It's the sound of your brain – like a whistling kettle." It could mean the end of