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Noel Gallagher On Apple Music: 'How Can You Be So Arrogant'

"Unless there’s a fucking section that says ‘Noel Gallagher’s music collection’ then I won’t be listening to it."

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Britain's grumpiest rocker Noel Gallagher has more opinions on life and stuff and things — this time, about tech giant Apple's newest streaming venture, Apple Music.

Comparing the streaming service to George Orwell's classic dystopian novel, 1984, on a recent podcast, Gallagher says, "Apple Music, world radio, is that some sort of George Orwell shit going on? … How can you be so arrogant that you can say 'We now fucking own world radio'?"

He continues on to show his distaste at the curation of Apple Music — "You pay 10 pound a month and then think ‘Mmm, I’m in a jazz mood today’ and then you’re not listening to yours, you’re letting someone else make the decision and I don’t know.

"Unless there’s a fucking section that says ‘Noel Gallagher’s music collection’ then I won’t be listening to it."

There's no shortage of opinions about Apple Music — check out a review of the streaming service from British India's Declan Melia

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