Liam Gallagher and John Squire Bring ‘I’m a Wheel’ to ‘The Tonight Show’
The recently-formed duo of Liam Gallagher and John Squire are in New York this week for their first and only show in North America on their tour, a headlining gig at Brooklyn Paramount on April 11. But before they take over a stage of their own, the pair are warming up with a late-night performance of their latest single, “I’m a Wheel,” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.
“This isn’t happening / Nothing is real / When you murder the truth / How do you feel? / This isn’t happening / Lock all the doors / These aren’t the droids you’re looking for,” Gallagher sings on the record, backed here by a three-piece band. The song appears on the duo’s aptly titled debut album, Liam Gallagher John Squire. The album arrived on March 1 with the former Oasis member helming vocals across the album while Squire, of the Stone Roses, serves as lead guitarist and songwriter.
“I think John’s a top songwriter,” Gallagher shared in a statement earlier this year. “Everyone always bangs on about him as a guitarist, but he’s a top songwriter too, man, no two ways about it as far as I’m concerned. There’s not enough of his music out there, whether it’s with the Roses or himself. It’s good to see him back writing songs and fucking good ones. The melodies are mega and then the guitars are a given. But I think even when you take all the fucking guitars off, you can play the songs all on acoustic and they’ll all still blow your mind.”
Speaking about the collaborative project itself, Gallagher added: “I think the people that are into the Stone Roses and Oasis and that kinda thing, I think they’ll fucking love it.”