Liam Gallagher: 'Jackson was nuts'

Rex Features

Liam Gallagher has described the late Michael Jackson as "a bit of a nut job".

The former Oasis frontman made the comment during an interview with the Daily Mail.

"He was genius, without a doubt. Not my kind of music, though," Gallagher said. "I preferred him when he was in the Jackson Five but then he turned into a bit of a nut job."

The singer went on to suggest that the 'Thriller' star's demise was "always on the cards".

"Anyone who has their own fairground in the back garden has to go nuts," he added. "I have a couple of trees and a garden shed so it keeps me well on the ground."

Jackson died at the age of 50 in Los Angeles earlier this year.