Liam Gallagher compares tanning with success

Liam Gallagher (far right) hopes his new band Beady Eye will be as big as The Beatles. Photo / Supplied

Liam Gallagher says bands who don't want hit records are like "d**ks" who wear sun cream on holiday.

The former Oasis star wants his new band Beady Eye to be massive all over the world and he thinks musicians who don't want success are as gutless as safety-first holidaymakers.

He angrily said: "It's like people who go on holiday, putting sun cream on. Do you want a tan or what, you d**k? You go on a top holiday somewhere hot and you come back whiter than white. We're made to sound arrogant because of time wasters like that."

Liam's ambition for Beady Eye is for them to be as big as his favourite group The Beatles, and even more popular than his first band Oasis - which he was in with his brother Noel Gallagher.

The Four Letter Word singer told NME magazine: "I want to be as big as The Beatles. F**k being as big as Oasis, man, you know what I mean? I want to be bigger than The Beatles. That's what we're dealing with and whether we do it or not - and we probably won't - but who cares? It's just the name of the game. Yes, we want to sell loads of records, play stadiums and inspire loads of kids all over the universe. Deep down that's what I want to do, but just not yet."

Liam's bandmate Andy Bell shares his lofty ambition and thinks all bands want to match the Fab Four's incredible accomplishments.

The guitarist said: "All bands deep down want to do that. The Strokes, Elbow all of them. If you sat any band in a room and said, 'Do you want to be as big as The Beatles?' they'd all say yes."

- BANG! Showbiz