Oasis 'Getting Old' - Noel

Tonight, Oasis have collected the 'Outstanding Contribution To Music' award at the Brit Awards. However, when asked about this earlier, Noel Gallagher had mixed feelings.

His reasoning? He is unsure of whether he should be proud to receive it because it means his band is officially getting old! The guitarist told Britain's NME magazine: "We're finally up there with Sting, Eurythmics and Sir Bob Geldof, so I'm not sure that congratulations are in order. We're taking it now because otherwise they're going to ask us every year. It seemed the right time. We'd put out our 'best of' album, Stop The Clocks, and we're all under 40. So we just decided, 'f**k it, let's just do it now.' " Noel has warned anyone expecting him and brother Liam to provide some drunk and disorderly entertainment at the ceremony this year will be left disappointed. The brothers are famed for their hellraising behaviour, but Noel insists they want to close the show with a blistering performance and then get drunk afterwards. He said: "I hope people aren't waiting for us to smash the place up or something. We're just going to play five songs, have a party and get f***ed. We haven't got anything special planned - we're not that sort of band. The organisers did say, 'Can you do a medley of your greatest hits?' But I find that slightly pretentious." In days gone by, Oasis has caused problems at the BRIT Awards. In 1996, for example, a drunken Liam famously insulted the late INXS frontman Michael Hutchence on stage as he collected an award with the band, saying: "Has beens shouldn't be giving awards to gonna bes!" The group have also won several BRITs during their career, including Best British Breakthrough Act in 1995 and Best British Album in 1996 for '(What's The Story) Morning Glory?'. Personally I am very proud that the band who (genuinely) changed my life have got this award...but, like Noel, it makes me feel old that they have! Source: Stuff