Noel blasts recluse Robbie

Nov 8, 2006, 8:00 GMT

Noel Gallagher has reignited his bitter battle with arch-rival Robbie Williams - branding him a sad and lonely recluse.

The Oasis guitarist says the 'Angels' singer is pathetic because he is scared of going out and would rather lock himself away and wallow in his own self-pity than live his life.

Noel fumed to website Exclaim.ca: "I'm one of the rare breed of rock 'n' rollers who actually does my own shopping. You can catch me at various supermarkets round London, buying bits of food and stuff like that. I don't mind rubbing shoulders with the mere mortals in the street. I don't consider myself to be a celebrity.

"It doesn't freak me out going to buy a pint of milk. Not like Robbie Williams - I don't lock myself way from society and then claim that people don't understand me."

Noel and his brother Liam have been feuding with Robbie since 2000, after the guitarist labelled him "the fat dancer from Take That".

Robbie famously responded by calling Noel a "mean-spirited dwarf" and challenging Liam - who is engaged to Robbie's ex-girlfriend Nicole Appleton - to a prize fight at that year's BRIT Awards.

It was recently revealed that Robbie had penned a secret track, entitled 'D**khead', mocking Liam on his new album 'Rudebox', and had sent an email to Oasis' management apologising for the song being included on the record.

However, Noel dismissed both the song and subsequent apology, saying: "He sent this note to our office claiming he didn't know it was on the album. He can f**k right off. I don't give a f**k what he thinks and I don't give a f**k about him."

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