AS IT WAS tells the honest and emotional story of how one of the most electrifying rock’n’roll frontmen went from the dizzying heights of his champagne supernova years in OASIS to living on the edge, ostracised and lost in the musical wilderness of booze, notoriety and bitter legal battles.
After the breakup of Oasis, one of the most self-avowedly arrogant stars in pop culture found himself severely humbled, fighting to become relevant again without the help of Noel, his ex-bandmate and, for all intents and purposes, ex-brother.
Gallagher’s quest for commercial and possibly personal redemption is a tale that deserves a more objective telling than the one in “Liam Gallagher: As It Was”.