It was all a bit like that. So I used to go to the pub and chat to painters and decorators, because I thought they were funnier, more entertaining and brighter than most people I met in the music industry. These days, Coxon is more laid-back, even mellow. He is at his happiest in the studio.
Since , Coxon has released eight solo albums — nine, if you include this soundtrack. What keeps him at it? Is there more to say? Why did he feel that way? Coxon was at art school and barely 20 when Blur got together. I was in a group and I had to get on with it. So I learned in public, really. We chat about the state of pop. Does he remember any excitement? Talking as a guitar player, Britpop for me was dull. It was fucking really dull.
The band are also to work with Marianne Faithfull later this year. Although they have written about ten songs for the new album, Damon Albarn says there is no intention to release an album in , only one-off singles. Damon says the bands like A1 and Westlife should be banned, while his animated pop band Gorillaz' first single "Clint Eastwood" is released. With the help of the garage remix made by Ed Case , and a catchy chorus, the single reaches Number 4 in the UK charts and stays in Top 10 for incredible eight weeks.
At the end of the month, the self-titled Gorillaz debut album is released. April - The former Pavement singer Steven Malkmus critisises Blur by saying they are frustrated Radiohead wannabes and are suffering from an identity crisis. He also claims Blur ripped off the Pavement sound on Blur and June - Gorillaz' next single "" is released and reaches Number 6 in the UK charts.
He also works with Sophie Ellis-Bextor on her debut solo album. Gorillaz has become a massive worldwide success. Their debut album is released in the USA and soon reaches sales of a million copies there. August - Blur are in studio with Marianne Faithfull recording a track for her upcoming album.
Partly for obvious reasons, and partly for reasons that are private. It wasn't a good time for the band. We didn't want to be with each other," says Damon later about the sessions. Musically, it's the mixture between his previous two albums. September - Blur make their first live appearance since last year's Meltdown Festival at a special industry bash to honour their manager Chris Morrison.
November - Blur finally start to record their new album with producer Ben Hillier in Damon's own studio. However, Graham doesn't turn up to these recording sessions which last a fortnight and produces nine new tunes. Previously, the band had tried to start recording with various people, including Bill Laswell , but those sessions didn't work out. December - Damon's new album Mali Music , based on the recordings he made during the visit of the Mali, is rumoured to be released next spring as well as the new Japanese Blur releases.
January - Blur digitise "Beagle 2" readying it for use on the probe of the same name which will be send to Mars next year. The band continue recording their new album. This time, Graham is appearing in the studio now and again. February - With 14 songs already in the can, Damon says the new Blur album will be finished in May. The Japanese releases, scheduled to be out this month, are both cancelled.
Damon launches his own 'world music' record label called Honest Jon's. He suggested that their earlier difficulties had been amplified by a reluctance to break up because they did not want to hurt each other's feelings. Because we didn't want to do that, it got even more complicated.
But us not working together would have happened sooner or later, so actually I think it was a good thing that it happened then. Enjoy unlimited access to 70 million ad-free songs and podcasts with Amazon Music Sign up now for a day free trial. Albarn admitted he had missed Coxon's company and the musical chemistry they had shared. I miss that dynamic that Graham and I always had, it's great.
Coxon said he had missed Albarn's humour: "Damon's really funny though he doesn't know it himself and he doesn't know when he's being funny. There are certain little things that you miss about people. When we started, I could hardly play," he said. Meanwhile, in an interview with Absolute Radio, Alex James admitted being nervous about the reunion: "God, the thought of doing it again is a bit scary actually. News of Blur's reformation has fuelled a rush of speculation that the band will also play at next year's Glastonbury Festival, which falls a week before the Hyde Park gig.
Whey they launched in the s, they were hailed as the bright new sound of the Britpop genre, incorporating the music scene that was emanating from Manchester with "shoegazing" music.
They achieved mass popularity in Britain with hits such as "Park Life, "Country House" and "Song 2" and were aided by a famous chart battle with Oasis, a high-profile spat dubbed "The Battle of Britpop".
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