Former Oasis guitarist Noel Gallagher thinks Zayn Malik is an 'idiot' for leaving One Direction

Former Oasis guitarist and current High Flying Birds frontman Noel Gallagher has given his opinion on Zayn Malik leaving One Direction in a new interview.

Gallagher made no qualms about his belief that it was a dumb decision on Malik’s part to quit the mega-successful group.

“It's a strange thing for that lad to have done at that age,” Gallagher told Rolling Stone, laughing at the part in his statement that read “I am leaving because I want to be a normal 22-year-old,” suggesting he won’t feel that way at 25.

“Hang on a minute. You can be f--king anything that moves and gettin' paid half a million dollars a week, you f--kin' idiot. You want to be a normal 22-year-old? Have you met any normal 22-year-olds? They're f--kin' sh-t-for-brains.”

In another interview with HuffPost Live, Gallagher commented on Liam Payne’s recent description of their new album as "a bit Oasis-y."

"Honestly, I cannot wait to listen to what their version of 'Oasis-y' means,” he said.

image via Roger Wong/INFphoto.com

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