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"Blur are still most famous for their role in the Britpop Wars as the down-south adversaries to Oasis' northern uproar. But Damon Albarn (vocals), Graham Coxon (guitar), Alex James (bass) and Dave Rowntree (drums) have been through many musical changes, from the shoegazing-lite of Leisure (1991) to the rollicking Mockney guitar pop of Modern Life Is Rubbish (1993) and Parklife (1994) and their later forays into American-influenced lo-fi rock ('13', 1999).The group started out as an outfit called Seymour, changing their name after signing to Food Records. After becoming perhaps the most successful band of the Britpop era, Blur began to crack up. Damon split from his long-term girlfriend, Elastica singer Justine Frischman, Dave stopped drinking and gained a pilot's licence, Alex holed up in various London bars with new friends Damien Hirst and Keith Allen, and Graham, sickened by it all, left the group. Blur continued as a three piece. Now their future is uncertain. Damon has said he no longer wants to record without Graham, but his former guitarist has, so far, remained silent.<BR/><blockquote>"I don't know why, but John got this thing in his mind that he wanted to invite artists round to his house to do sessions, rather than at Maida Vale all the time. He invited a handful of bands over the years, and they would come complete with full P.A. system, a truck, all their gear and everything else that goes with it. Anyway, Blur was the first ever one. <BR/>"They were a massive band already, and very famous. But the wonderful thing about them was that they were so chuffed to be there, like little kids. Every time John came within five feet of them Damon would go bright red."</blockquote> <BR/>- Miti Adhikari"^^xsd:string2
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