One of the men who formed Oasis said he "got drunk for three years" after he was "kicked out" of the legendary rock band.
Tony McCarroll started the band in 1991 with Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs and Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan before the Gallagher brothers - Liam and Noel joined.
However the drummer went through a bitter break-up from the award winning band in 1995.
The reason for his departure has been reported differently over the years - the Manchester Evening News reports.
Noel has previously claimed Tony wasn't good enough to play the hits he was writing for the second album, which included Don't Look Back In Anger and Wonderwall.
Tony claims he was kicked out because he stood up to Noel one too many times.
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However, what followed was a court case in which Tony tried to sue Oasis for £18m, citing what he felt he was owed for his part of the band's five-album deal with Creation records.
And in 1999 the case was settled out of court for a six-figure sum.
However Tony, from Levenshulme, said he turned to drink during the court case, to come to terms with his departure from one of the most successful bands the world has ever seen.
Tony, 47, told the Manchester Evening News in a revealing interview: "I couldn't get myself out of a suitcase for the next few years.
"With the band I was used to travelling, touring. I just needed to get away. The band were getting bigger, good on them, but I needed to get away from the whole thing.
"So I began to ignore and neglect a few things and got away.
"I lived in the States, Tenerife.
"Really I got drunk for three whole years.
"But at the same time the court case was all ongoing, so I'm trying to get away from it all but I'm also dealing with questions from solicitors round the clock.
"And that just wasn't me. I was a young lad, I didn't appreciate or care about law and litigation and I was just gutted I had to go through that.
"It dragged and it dragged and it dragged when it should have been dealt with in a much better way."
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As the years have gone on, things have been said, 'tell all' books have been written and a high-profile court case has been settled.
Eventually, once the court case did conclude, Tony set up a music studio in Denton, Tameside, where he worked with latchkey kids.
And today he is in back in "regular employment" which he said keeps him sane.
Tony added: "When that court case settled there was a bit of a release, it was kind of like 'OK you're going to be safe a while' so great, but I never wanted to be in the position ever and I had to endure it.
"If you're asking when I got back to normality... maybe I'm not normal. You're reminded every single f***ing day of Oasis.
"On the radio, one of your mates, someone you work with.
"I'll never get away from being the original Oasis drummer and that's something I've got to take on the chin."
But despite the animosity over the years Tony is able to look back with fondness - not anger.
Tony added: "Oasis went from a tiny room in The Boardwalk to Knebworth. What a journey.
"Within such a short space of time, too. That's why when you look back now I'm not bitter.
"Yes, I'm disappointed in certain ways with how it ended, but also very proud."
