Nobody becomes a rock star because they are good at maths. Liam Gallagher famously thinks a passport is just a “fancy postcard,” and Noel once admitted he can’t work a toaster. Yet here they are, financially out-earning entire small countries.
It’s the same feeling you get when you find a tenner in an old coat pocket. Except they found a tenner that turned into a stadium tour, a documentary, and a billion Spotify streams. Meanwhile, I’m still celebrating finding a rogue pound coin in the washing machine.
You have to laugh. The same guys who almost derailed their career because Liam insulted Noel’s choice of fruit juice in 1994 are now financial gurus. Life is weird.
The “Supersonic” Paycheck
Let’s break down how they got here. It’s not like they invented a new type of bread or discovered a cure for hiccups. They just played guitars and shouted.
Noel wrote songs about being a “pot head” and standing in a queue. Liam sang them while looking like a rock from the Stone Age who stole a parka. And somehow, that combo prints money. The Oasis back catalogue must be worth more than the entire British army’s tea budget.
Every time you hear “Wonderwall” at a wedding, a wedding DJ gets paid. But every time you hear it on the radio, the Gallaghers get a little richer. They are literally earning pennies every time some bloke gets drunk and butchers the chorus at karaoke.
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