Noel Gallagher’s 5 1/2 shoe size
Noel: “Shoes are all important. Women have the best selection of shoes.” Jarvis: “Too true, too true:” Noel: “The amount of times I’ve walked into a shop and said, ‘Can I have them in a six?’ and they’ve said, ‘They’re womens.’ Women are so fucking lucky. They get periods, but they’ve got better shoes. Yours are good though, Jarvis.” Jarvis: “These are doing it. These are from Notting Hill Chungarama.” Justine: “I haven’t found it to be the case that women have a better selection of shoes. Women do generally have a better selection of clothes, but is that a blessing?” Jarvis: “If only they made stilettos in a size nine.” Noel: “I’m pissed off. I’m size five-and-a-half. I can’t get any shoes.” Justine: “Five-and-a-half! Is that all?” Noel: “You know what they say? Small shoes, small socks. How big are yours?” Justine: “Seven.” Noel: “That’s a disgrace! I bet yours are big, too. You’re about a nine.” Jarvis: “Yes, I’m about nine. Yes, I’m rather large.” Justine: “You don’t want to wear high heels, though, Noel, because you fall over all the time.” Noel: “But I want some nice flat women’s shoes. Blokes always have to wear chunky brown geezer boots or trainers, and I’m pissed off with that.” Andy: “Did you ever have Derry boots?” Noel: “No, that’s more our kid’s sort of look.”
NME Originals: NME Juke Box Fury Interview, 1994
