Noel Gallagher has said he stands by his comments about Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner giving dull interviews.

The former Oasis star recently said that he would “rather drink petrol from the nozzle” than hear Alex give another interview.

Alex Turner
Alex Turner (Barry Brecheisen/Invision/AP)

Now Noel has told NME that he can’t understand what the fuss was all about.

“What is there to be offended about? I never say anything about their persona,” he said. “I don’t diss anybody’s character. Alex Turner wouldn’t be offended by that, why should he be?”

He added: “Alex is a f***ing top dude in a f***ing top band, and a very attractive man. His interviews, on the other hand, are lacklustre.”

Noel Gallagher
Noel Gallagher (PA)

Noel said he never takes criticism personally.

“If someone says ‘Noel Gallagher’s s**t’, they’re not saying I’m s**t, they’re saying my music’s s**t.

“And you can’t be a fan of everybody’s music, can you? I stand by everything I’ve ever said. Apart from Damon [in 1995, Noel said he hoped the Blur singer Damon Albarn and bandmate Alex James would "catch Aids and die"]. I’d have found that offensive.”