Liam Gallagher says he’s been “walloping the brandy” ahead of gigs over the last year

nme.com:

Liam Gallagher has said that he has been swigging “half a bottle of brandy” before he goes on stage over the last year.The former Oasis frontman, who turned 50 today (September 21), said he had been drinking brandy with honey and hot water to warm up his voice.Speaking to Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1, he discussed his recent pre-show ritual but said he had attempted to “chill out” his drinking at his last few gigs.“It’s half a bottle of brandy before I go on,” Gallagher said. “I have kind of backed it off now.

But the last year I’ve been walloping the brandy with honey and hot water, and going on a little bit…“I’ve been getting a bit battered on stage recently.

Not battered as much but just… I wouldn’t say nerves but I think as you get older, you do get a little bit more… you’re not as cocksure.

So, I’ve been having a brandy just to chill me out a bit. As you get on there, then you are sort of thinking, around about the seventh song or the sixth song, you are thinking, ‘Yeah, this is actually alright this, man.