While Gallagher has stated he did not intend `` Live Forever '' as a direct retort to Nirvana or their music ( being a professed fan of the band ) , he contrasted the lives of Cobain and his band at that point , saying , `` Seems to me that here was a guy who had everything , and was miserable about it .
While Gallagher said that he did not intend `` Live Forever '' as a direct reply to Nirvana or their music ( being a professed fan of the band ) , he differed the lives of Cobain and his band at that point , saying , `` Seems to me that here was a guy who had everything , and was miserable about it .