Gallagher pens new Oasis material

Noel Gallagher has started writing new songs during the South American leg of Oasis's world tour.

The guitiarist revealed that instead of going out to party with the band he preferred to stay in and work on new material.

"Had to scarper after the gig. Would have loved to have stayed and relived the 90s but the writing bug has gripped me," he wrote on the group's MySpace page.

"Nearly wrote five new songs on this leg alone! Got to get them down while it's still happening."

The star previously claimed that Oasis were a "rudderless group" going through "bad times".

Meanwhile, Liam Gallagher has insisted that the band would split if any of them attempted solo projects.