Blur member Alex James recently came up with a unique choice of gift for his Blur bandmates. On the occasion of Christmas, James gifted cheese to his bandmates.
Alexa James talks about the gift
The Blur bassist famously swapped the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle for cheese farming in the Cotswolds and he admitted his second vocation comes in handy during the festive period. Asked by Johnny Vaughan if he gets presents for the Britpop band – completed by frontman Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon and drummer Dave Rowntree – he revealed:
“I normally send them some cheese. Yes, I do. It’s kind.”
“It’s absolutely my favourite time of year,” he said when speaking about Christmas on the whole. “When the cheese comes out at lunch time, that’s my favourite moment of the whole year.”
When it came to his expert opinion on what to have on your festive cheese platter, he said:
“My advice. Just get one big one of cheese. Get a proper wheel of it. A big wheel of blue…”
Blur have even more reason to celebrate this Christmas after announcing their reunion for 2023. However, the news almost leaked earlier than it should as Alex James’ kids nearly let the cat out of the bag.
“Keeping it in the bag has been tricky because one of the kids found out and started telling all the others,” he told Radio X. “Then they started telling their friends… I was like, No no! You could totally ruin it!
“But they’re really excited! I was taking one of them to see one of his friend’s bands play the other week, and he was saying, ‘Dad, dad, they do two Blur songs! And only one Oasis song!”
He added:
“It’s eight years since the last time we got back together, so my eldest, who’s now smoking my fags, he was in short trousers then.”
Check out Blur’s 2023 UK and Ireland dates below:
- 24th June: Malahide Castle, Dublin
- 8th July: Wembley Stadium, London
- 9th July: Wembley Stadium, London
