Noel: 'Oasis don't consciously steal'

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Noel Gallagher has admitted that he sometimes borrows ideas from other bands on Oasis records without realising it.

The guitarist said that sometimes the group will stumble upon techniques which have been used before but insisted that it is not a "conscious thing".

"If it happens naturally then we'll do it. If it doesn't then we won't, you know, we do like sitting around strumming acoustic guitars," he said.

Gallagher also revealed that he does not like music journalists making comparisons between Oasis and Radiohead.

"Correct me if I'm wrong [but] they've been making the same record since Kid A, have they not?" he said.

"We make very accessible rock and roll music and they constantly make difficult electronic records. It's not a criticism of them, and it shouldn't be a criticism of us."