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Liam gives Oasis a scare
 Oasis frontman Liam claims to have turned over a new leaf |
Oasis lead singer Liam Gallagher is apparently back home after vanishing for 48 hours - just days before the band start a crucial US tour.
The 26-year-old reportedly disappeared from the London house he shares with wife Patsy Kensit and three-month-old Lennon on Friday.
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The weekend drama will ring alarm bells for Oasis' record company Creation because Gallagher pulled out of the band's first US tour in 1996 - 15 minutes before his flight left, claiming he had laryngitis and had to go house-hunting with Kensit.
He rejoined the group in Chicago days later, but then pulled out of a live session for music channel MTV.
Last month Gallagher claimed to have turned over a new leaf since the birth of his son.
He told Q magazine: "I'm a father now. I've had a gap in my life and the baby is here to fill it. I've got to look after him and I want to be there to feel it. I want to be straight-headed about it."
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"Things had been great for a while - Liam has been the perfect father and husband. But this does not look good. "
Now there are fears that Gallagher may still have problems coping with the pressures of a rock 'n' roll life.
December's American mini-tour is crucial to the future of the band, performing for the first time with their new line-up - guitarist Gem Archer and bass player Andy Bell.
Oasis are also planning their biggest world tour yet next year. It kicks off on 29 February - the day before their fourth studio album, Standing On The Shoulder Of Giants, is released.
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