Saturday (February 22) is National Margarita Day, and while it might be tempting to share an unusual twist on the cocktail, we’re instead revisiting a different kind of mix-up. Back in 2018, Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher appeared on popular US talk show, The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon, where he shared a memorable encounter with Sir Paul McCartney. Few people can leave the 52-year old starstruck, but when it comes to a member of his idolised band, The Beatles, it’s perhaps easier for him to get confused.
In a backstage clip shared on YouTube, Liam recalled chatting with Macca, 82, at London’s Royal Albert Hall during the programme’s Tales From Tour segment. “So I go in there and I don’t really ask people for autographs, but I thought I’d get it for my kid’s headteacher,” he joked. “I went in there and said, ‘Excuse me, Mr Paul McCartney – is there any chance you could just sign this for us? And I’ll be out of your hair’.”
Mimicking Paul’s accent, Liam explained that he was then invited over and asked how he was doing. “I said, ‘Yeah, I’m good – just go on and sign there,” Liam continued. “Good gig and all that stuff.”
According to the Oasis star, Paul then asked: “Why are you always rushing around? Do you like margaritas?” Liam added: “I said, ‘I do yeah, but I’ve just eaten before I came out’. He went, ‘No, the bloody drink, you d***head!’ – and that’s my tale from the touring side of business!”
One YouTube user couldn’t help but laugh: “This man needs his own reality TV show. Comedy genius GOLD.” Another shared their amusement: “Amazing story. Paul is one of Liam’s musical heroes, and it’s so funny that Paul offered him and drink, and Liam thought it was food.”
A third individual added: “I literally lol’d at this. No matter how you feel about Oasis as a band, you have to admit Liam and Noel give hilarious interviews.” Whilst a fourth person admitted their desire: “Would love to have been a fly on the wall when that happened.”
According to Patron Tequila, meanwhile, National Margarita Day was established by American commercial real estate agent Todd McCalla around 2008. The website adds: “The day was created simply to share his love of margaritas, and to promote a more sophisticated appreciation of the beverage.”