Alex James wants Blur to stick around for a ‘very long time’

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Blur bassist Alex James said he hopes the band will keep going for “a very long time” in a recent interview.The bassist of the Britpop group, who is releasing the memoir Over The Rainbow: Tales Of An Unexpected Year later this year, has said he is eager to continue collaborating with his bandmates.When asked about the band’s future, James shared with The Sun newspaper: “Last year was truly magical.

I hope we can keep doing it and keeping it special for as long as we live. And I hope that’s a very long time.”The Britpop band played at this year’s Coachella Festival, during which frontman Damon Albarn said, “this is probably our last gig”.Last December, frontman Damon Albarn shared that Blur will be going on a hiatus until further notice, saying “it’s too much for me”.However, James is not the only Blur member to tease that this is not the end for the band.

Last month drummer Dave Rowntree hinted there may still be a future for the band, despite them appearing to announce that they had played their last ever show.In an interview with the Daily Star’s Wired column, Rowntree has offered renewed hope that there may still be more to come from the group.“There’s still tons of stuff we could do,” he teased. “It’s about finding an offer that’s very hard to say no to.”“When we first got back together in 2009, we were very happy to be the first people to play what has become the British Summer Time festival at Hyde Park.

Then we were asked to headline the party to end the 2012 Olympics, and you can’t say no to that.”“So there’s absolutely no reason why we couldn’t consider another interesting idea, if we’re all available,” he added.