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Liam Gallagher: The Man Behind The Myth

Paul Mathur, Esquire, February 1997

To the tabloids he's "The Wildman of Pop'. Or "Boozy Liam". Or "Lout Liam". He's the one who drinks and swears and hits journalists. But who's the real man behind the tabloid monster? No journalist is better qualified to answer the question than Paul Mathur, who has known Liam Gallagher since the very early days of Oasis and is the author of the band's official biography. On the following pages he puts the case for the defence...

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