James Walsh is yet to reconcile with Noel Gallagher after their infamous spat in the noughties.
In 2002, the Oasis guitarist called the Starsailor frontman a c***, and NME magazine even had their own ‘You C***!’ badges made and handed out at festivals that summer.
However, when Walsh supported Manchester icons The Stone Roses at their concert at Dubai Media City Amphitheatre gig in February 2013, singer Liam told Walsh he was a fan of Starsailor’s song Fall to the Floor, which “made his life”.
Asked if he’s reconciled with Noel in an interview with ContactMusic.com, Walsh replied: “I get on really well with Liam, he’s mellowed. I haven’t had any chance to speak to Noel, I know a few people who know him and get on with him. I’m sure if our paths did cross we would get on alright.”
He noted that artists today are far more inclined to lift each other than get caught in a war of words.
Walsh said: “Absolutely. I think it’s great to see. It’s one kind of regret I have from the early days of Starsailor, when we were flying high there would have been so many opportunities to work with a whole array of different artists and collaborate and maybe do some off the wall stuff like dance music. But we didn’t push for or take on because the band was doing so well in its own right.”
Walsh was speaking to promote his latest solo LP, It’s All Happening, and he also teased that he has been writing for a new Starsailor album, which won’t be out until “early 2027”.
Asked for an update on the follow-up to 2024’s Where The Wild Things Grow: “It’s pretty early days to be honest. It’ll be early 2027, it’s just at the writing and demo stage at the moment. I’m promoting this new solo album and am very proud of it, but I’ve picked up the Starsailor hat again when I’m writing songs. It’s an interesting transition to go from something more isolating and introspective to having to have the rest of the members of the band in mind again.”