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Noel Gallagher says Coldplay will have Chris Martin "hand-deliver" their next album.
The former Oasis frontman has taken a jab at the 'Fix You' singer as he compared them to U2 - who had their 13th album 'Songs of Innocence' automatically downloaded onto iCloud for free in September 2014 - as he joked that Coldplay will visit each fan who buys their record and even offer to help around the house.
The 'Wonderwall' singer said: "I firmly believe we'll all get a knock on the door at some point over the next two years and Chris will be stood there. And he'll say, 'Alright man, you know, here's a Coldplay album.' And you'll go, 'Thanks.'
"And there's a ladder and he'll say, 'Bass player's [Guy Berryman] just fixing the guttering, Johnny [Buckland's] round the back, he's doing the gardening and I think Will [Champion's] going to put the recycling out, so enjoy.' And then he'll come back and say, 'Oh, I forgot - here's a tenner.'"
Despite the light-hearted tone, the 47-year-old rocker was adamant he will never give his music away "for free".
Speaking on BBC Radio 4's 'Mastertapes', Noel said: "Who knows what's going to happen. But for the record, no-one's getting anything out of me for free.
"I don't agree with music being given away for free because it costs a lot of money to make a record. Look, [U2] obviously don't need the money, good for them, but it's not something that I would ever consider."

Redfoo believes the music industry wanted LMFAO! to be a "one-hit-wonder".
The 39-year-old singer was worried his breakthrough material was too "new and radical" when he and his musical partner Sky Blu started off in 2008.
Redfoo - real name Stefan Kendal Gordy - explained: "They wanted us to be a one-hit-wonder. Sometimes when you are that new and radical. The industry says, 'Woah, no.'
"[Music critics] just didn't get it, they didn't understand it. Now everybody understands it because where we were coming from - such a deep dance place. It was destiny."
He then added: "I didn't know it was going to go in this direction, I just knew that I wanted it to."
When asked if he ever doubted his potential, the 'New Thang' rapper told BANG Showbiz: "A little bit. I always felt like I had great stuff. But people were saying I would be a one-hit-wonder. That's why 'Sexy and I Know It' was the second US single and I was destined to make that a number one as well.
"Because once people started saying 'one hit wonder' - boom. We had two number ones."
Although the eccentric musician explained how he would continue to make music even if he wasn't successful.
Redfoo said: "I actually had a heartbreak and the only thing that made me happy was 80s dance music and EDM stuff. Just made me happy, naturally. It was a natural remedy. I was going to make this music regardless.
"Then I guess we did it so well or so honestly, it was us. We started making our own clothes and it was all to feel good. And then we just sold that feeling."
Redfoo's latest single 'New Thang' is out on December 15.

Phil Collins cancelled his first solo performance in four years.
The 63-year-old singer-songwriter had been scheduled to perform at the Fillmore in Miami on Saturday (06.12.14) at a fundraising gala for his Little Dreams Foundation, but pulled out of the concert due to a mystery illness.
Writing on Facebook, the organisers said: "We were just as disappointed as everyone else that [Phil's] voice did not return in time to sing and he could only make an appearance,"
Although the singer was only due to perform a handful of tracks, he appeared on stage to explain he was suffering from a neurological condition which meant he would not be singing, especially as the sound checks had not gone well.
He told audiences: "Trust me, you wouldn't enjoy it [if I sang]."
Despite refusing to belt out hits such as 'Easy Lover' and 'In The Air Tonight', the Genesis star's 13-year-old son, Nick, performed as part of a band, with other musical showcases coming from Richard Marx, Laura Pausini and Gigi D'Alessio.
The musician has not taken to the stage as a solo artist since a series of shows in 2010 to promote his covers album 'Going Back', aside from a small appearance at his children's school. However, in September the music icon told fans not to expect him to perform live, when he said he is "not ready to return to the full concert stage at this time."

Sam Smith feels proud he hasn't "gone mental."
The 22-year-old musician released his debut album 'In The Lonely Hour' earlier this year - which was already become the biggest-selling debut album in the US in 2014 - but is more impressed he has managed to stay grounded than by the record's success.
He explained: "The thing I'm most proud of at the moment - and people might get angry with me for saying this - is the fact that I actually haven't gone mental. I've been able to keep myself completely the same person I was two years ago. If not, I'm actually a little more aware than I was before."
The 'Stay With Me' hitmaker - who has been nominated for six Grammy awards including Album of the Year and Best New Artist - said he has been too busy with his hectic schedule to stop and think about what he has achieved.
He continued: "If I sit back and start thinking about those figures, it's not going to help in my mission to stay grounded and attempt to stay a little bit normal - even though I'm completely not normal anymore!"
The chart topper went on to say he doesn't think he'll ever feel confident writing such honest music, because many of his fellow musicians do not write songs about themselves.
Talking to Digital Spy about his honesty on the album, he said: "I'll never be comfortable with it. It's going to be an ongoing battle. Even at the American Music Awards the other week, I was mixing with celebrities and people who... there's a made-up reality, if you know what I mean, in the pop world.
"By the way, it's something that I love. I love watching crazy performances that don't require a lot of singing and there's more glitter and stuff like that. But it's sometimes a little bit daunting being the only person who's just standing there and singing and not twerking. I find being honest, in the way that I am, challenging every day."

Green Day's Jason White has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
The 'Basket Case' rockers have asked fans to send "love and positive healing vibes" to the guitarist - who joined the band full-time in 2012 - as he battles the "treatable" strain of the disease.
The band said in a statement on their website: "We have some news to report regarding our brother Jason White, and wanted you to hear it from us before word spread.
"Jason recently underwent a routine tonsillectomy, and his doctors discovered a treatable form of tonsil cancer. Thankfully they caught it early and he should make a full and speedy recovery. Please join us in sending him love and positive healing vibes during this time."
Jason previously performed with Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's side project Pinhead Gunpowder in the early 1990s and became touring guitarist for the 'Warning' rockers in 1999.
He continued to perform with the group on the road at every subsequent tour, and was named a full time member in 2012 when they released trio of albums '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!' and '¡Tre!'.

Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran will go head-to-head at the BBC Music Awards.
The two singers have been nominated for the British Artist of the Year prize at the inaugural ceremony, but face competition from music legend David Bowie, modern soul group Jungle, 'One Day Like This' hitmakers Elbow and rock duo Royal Blood.
Meanwhile the nominees for the Best International Artist award have also been revealed.
Country legend Dolly Parton and 'Shake It Off' star Taylor Swift are up for the honour alongside 'Royals' hitmaker Lorde, 'Happy' singer Pharrell Williams, 'Purple Rain' icon Prince and jazz musician Gregory Porter.
The shortlists were selected from a list of the 50 most played artists of the year on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, 1Xtra and BBC Radio 6 from the period of 1st December 2013 to 24th October 2014.
Bob Shennan, director of BBC Music, said: "The BBC Music Awards exist to celebrate the past 12 months in music.
"The shortlists feature an amazing range of hugely talented artists. Each and every one has made a unique mark on the music industry.
"They have experienced phenomenal success and it's wonderful to see new acts featuring alongside some of the biggest names in the business."
The winners will chosen by a BBC Music panel as well as leading music journalists and announced at the awards show at London's Earls Court on December 11.
The ceremony will feature performances from the likes of One Direction, Coldplay, Take That, Paloma Faith, Calvin Harris and Catfish and the Bottlemen, while there are also expected to be some surprise collaborations.
The show will broadcast in the UK across BBC One, Radio 1, Radio 2 and online.

BBC Music Awards 2014 limited nominations:
British Artist of the Year:
David Bowie
Ed Sheeran
Elbow
Jungle
Royal Blood
Sam Smith

International Artist of the Year:
Dolly Parton
Gregory Porter
Lorde
Pharrell
Prince
Taylor Swift

Mary J. Blige is a big fan of Sam Smith.
The 'Right Now' hitmaker - who collaborated with the 22-year-old singer on her latest album, 'The London Sessions' - has revealed that she loves the "honesty" in his songs.
When asked what she was listening to at the moment, she told the Independent's Radar magazine: "Sam Smith's 'In The Lonely Hour'. I love his vocals, his stories and his music.
"There's so much honesty and his voice is so soothing, it just covers you."
Meanwhile, Sam - who co-wrote Mary's latest single, 'Therapy' - recently admitted that he initially wanted the track for himself but gave it to her because she "fell in love" with it.
Speaking about the track, he previously said: "Obviously Mary J. Blige is a huge influence to me, and I adore her. And I would have jumped at the opportunity of course at any time, but the way it happened was so amazing. I almost got to know her before I even began.
"The song 'Therapy', which she sang at the AMAs, I wrote for my record. But then she heard it and fell in love with it and she sang it. And I actually only took two days off, actually, to go in the studio and write.
"But I feel so emotionally invested in it, and it's so weird for me to say that Mary has now become my friend. Seeing her perform that at the AMAs, I was so proud. It was a raw performance, and everyone was playing live, and it just showed the type of artist she is."

Sam Smith celebrated his Grammy Award nominations with a sparkling water.
The 'Stay With Me' singer didn't go wild after discovering he'd been put forward for six awards, instead the 22-year-old star opted for a simple sushi dinner and a bottle of fizzy water with his fellow singer and Grammy nominated pal, Ed Sheeran, 23.
Sam explained: "I was with Ed on the day it happened.
"We went for lunch and had sushi. But no drink was involved so it wasn't a proper celebration."
Although he later grabbed a bottle of something fancier, the 'In The Lonely Hour' hitmaker revealed how his celebration was a solitary affair.
He told The Sun newspaper: "I had one glass of champagne in bed, by myself. It really was 'in the lonely hour'.
"There was no one with me - I had to make the most of my three hours' sleep. But tonight I'll have a bottle of wine in my room with my make-up artist."
The soulful singer - who is nominated for Album of the Year, Best New Artist and Record of the Year for 'Stay With Me' - also expressed his disbelief at being held to the same standard of his idol Beyonce Knowles, 33.
He said: "I can't believe I've got the same number of nominations as her.
"I couldn't have got any more than her, she'd have killed me!"
The 57th Annual Grammy Awards will be held on February 8, 2015 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

Johnny Marr thinks Noel Gallagher's solo material is "very clever".
The former Smiths guitarist has guested on a track on his friend's forthcoming new album and is very impressed by the "cool" sounding record.
He said: "Noel's done a clever thing, he's managed to make his solo career very natural and incorporate a new kind of sound.
"It has that kind of cool, rolling clubby sort of feel to it with his singing over the top."
Many years ago, Johnny sent Noel a guitar he wrote The Smiths' 'Panic' on, and when the 'Don't Look Back In Anger' singer smashed it during an altercation with his brother and Oasis bandmate Liam Gallagher, he kindly sent him another.
Asked if he had sent him the 'Panic' guitar, Johnny told Q magazine: "I did yeah but then he broke it.
"They were on tour in Newcastle and I got a frantic phone call saying there'd been an altercation on stage and the guitar had been broken so I went to the shed, dusted off the one I did 'The Queen is Dead' on and sent it up to him. He's still got it."