Gallagher tired of autograph hunters

Noel Gallagher has warned that he will only sign autographs for fans who have Oasis merchandise to hand.

The singer has complained that he is tired of people wasting his time by asking him to sign scraps of paper in the street.

"People come over when you're out and go: 'Can I just get a quick picture with you?' 'No.' And then they say: 'I bet you don't mind when I buy your albums.' Of course I don't, I love it. And I'll be thinking of you when I'm floating in my swimming pool this afternoon. But I'm not signing your tube ticket. You can do better than that. Go and buy our album or something," eecho.ie quotes him as saying.

"People come to my door on a daily basis from all over the world, and more often than not I'll give them a signed picture. But if it's just oddballs in the street giving you the top of an envelope - no way! And what do you do with something that's got 'Best Wishes Noel Gallagher' on it?"

He added: "You'll sling it in a drawer and you've wasted two minutes of your time, two minutes of my time, and I've bought some ice cream here and it's melting."