Blur bassist Alex James played to the band's biggest-ever crowds at Wembley this summer - but he says it was nothing compared to raising five children.The 54-year-old shares Geronimo, 19, twins Artemis and Galileo, 17, and daughters Sable, 14, and 13-year-old Beatrix with his wife Claire Neate, and the whole family live on a 200-farm in Oxfordshire.
As of Beatrix's birthday in June, Alex is now officially the dad of five teenagers, all of whom were at home when OK! visited his farm for a sneak peek at his life off-stage. "“Playing bass in a rock band is the easiest f*****g job in the world,” he told us. “Especially compared to things like cooking the kids’ breakfasts and washing up afterwards.” For Alex, being a busy dad is harder than being an in-demand rockstar. "I’ve now got five teenagers,” he said. "So the Blur tour couldn’t have come at a better time because they’re all really enjoying the gigs.
You know, it’s very hard for a father to impress a teenager." Blur - whose lead singer is Damon Albarn - have been enjoying the revival to beat all revivals this summer with a tour that included two sell-out gigs at Wembley Stadium, which holds a whopping 95,000 people.
As part of the band's hectic schedule, Alex has flown - or is just about to jet off to - countries including Denmark, Belgium, Italy, France, and far afield as Japan. “The current tour schedule has worked out so well, because it’s quite gently paced – just a couple of shows a week.
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