Speaking in an interview with Loaded, Alex explained: 'Being in a band is supposed to fuck you up. It’s what sends most people into the muppet ward. The Blur reunion was the opposite.

In my case, the stranger was Blur, coming back into my life after so many years. Everyone in the band has gone on to have an interesting second life. We were all still young enough when Blur ...

The last Blur gigs had been in 2015, with the band on a not-entirely-comfortable eight-year hiatus while its members pursued other projects. “All the kids were in short trousers back then ...

While not officially part of the band, these new additions gave the appearance that Blur had come to the show prepared to deliver a polished performance. Prior to the release of their latest work ...

So what’s harder, running a farm and a big family or playing bass for Blur? “People said, ‘Touring, getting the band back together – you must be exhausted’. Literally being at home and ...

So what’s harder, running a farm and a big family or playing bass for Blur? “People said, ‘Touring, getting the band back together – you must be exhausted’. Literally being at home and ...

At the height of Blur's fame in the 1990s, a newspaper drew a cartoon of the Britpop band that they still remember with disgust. "Basically it was about how we bonded, and there was this image of ...