Following the release of his new single, the 'Watermelon Sugar' hitmaker is being accused by the former Oasis guitarist of not working as hard as the 'real' musicians.

• Apr 5, 2022

AceShowbiz - Harry Styles has received harsh criticism again from Noel Gallagher. Following the release of his new single, "As It Was", the former One Direction member was criticized by the former Oasis guitarist for his "worthless" music.

In a new interview with The Daily Star, Noel accused the "Watermelon Sugar" hitmaker of not working as hard as a "real" musician. "You're not telling me Harry Styles is currently in a room somewhere writing a song," he said, "With any joy, he'll be surrounded by a lot of girls." The "Wonderwall" artist added, "I can assure you he's not got an acoustic guitar out trying to write a middle eight for something."

Not stopping there, Noel also insisted that artists who found fame on Simon Cowell's TV talent show, "The X Factor", on which Harry's former band One Direction formed in 2010, have "nothing to do with music whatsoever." Noel explained, " 'The X Factor' is a TV show, it's got nothing to do with music, it's got nothing to do with music whatsoever." He later pointed out, "And anything that has come from that, that's got nothing to do with music."

This wasn't the first time Noel has thrown shade at Harry and his music. In 2017, Noel took a dig at the 28-year-old pop star following the release of his first solo single "Sign of the Times", noting that his cat could have written the song in "about 10 minutes."

"People of my age have let themselves go, they're fat, balding idiots with fading tattoos," said Noel during an interview with Absolute Radio. "They sit in their garage and write shite like 'Sign of the Times' for Harry Styles. Which, quite frankly, my cat could have written in about 10 minutes!"

However, Noel's wife, Sara MacDonald, is a fan of Harry's hit. Noel shared, "I don't mind the song, my wife was falling over herself, 'Have you heard Harry Styles' new song? It's like Prince.' I was like, 'Without even hearing it, I can assure you it's not like Prince!' "

In the meantime, Noel's rival brother, Liam Gallagher, expressed respect to Harry when he was asked if he liked "Sign of the Times". Liam said, "I don't mind it, man. There's some interesting bits in it. I mean, I don't know how it f**king goes, but fair play to him."

"I've got the weight of Oasis still hanging over me and I'm sure I'll always be that guy from Oasis, so I'm sure he's carrying an equal weight," Liam added. He later showed his support to Harry, "If he wants to get out of that pop world and into something with a bit more substance I think that's a good thing."