addressing all clever people......?

Question

please watch:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=quba72xli...

Pete says "i subscribe to the Umberto Eco view that Noel Gallagher is a poet and Liam's a town crier"

now i understand what that means, but what does Umberto Eco have to do with it???
i know he's an italian philosopher but did he say that ?^^^
please can someone explain the joke?!!

thanks for those who have answered! and thanks to anyone who will answer in advance

i do think it is a joke cos people keep saying how witty pete doherty was and that its a shame what he's like now blahdyblahdyblahh
and yeah everyone says it was a really witty thing to say! if anyone can please explain the 'wit'?!

Answer 1

It doesn't seem to be a joke. The speaker agrees with Eco that Liam is not a real poet, while Gallagher is. He's basically quoting his source, as you would do if you were writing a paper. If Pete were writing this, he would say, "Umberto Eco believes that 'Noel Gallagher is a poet and Liam's a town crier.' I subscribe to this view."

Answer 2

It wouldn't work for me; gave me a message of "The url contained a malformed video id."

Answer 3

Clueless.
Ok, first you have to log in, then do a search on the subject. It worked for me.

Answer 4

I didn't get it either.