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Guitarist of comeback kings Blur Graham Coxon has spoken out about his relationship with frontman Damon Albarn.
The band, who are gearing up to release their first album in over a decade, have often enjoyed a tumultuous relationship - but Coxon says that making new LP The Magic Whip brought them closer together.
"Damon and I have an increased respect for each other because of this record, and we're not ashamed to let each other know about that increased respect," he told NME. "But what we also have a lot of history, and our friendship – like any friendship between two people in a band together – has had to go through a lot."
He continued: "It’s been put to the test, and we’ve often let each other down. This record was a way of saying, ‘Sorry for being such a pain in the arse for the last 20 years.'"
Coxon also discussed new track 'My Terracotta Heart', explaining that the track was about his relationship with Albarn: "I knew it was going to be an incredibly sad song, which is why I put the crying guitar on there. What I didn't know at the time was that the lyrics would turn out to be about Damon and I, our long-term friendship and the ups and downs we’ve had."
Blur's secret London show, during which they performed their new album The Magic Whip in full, was streamed last night on YouTube. Click here for more details.
Blur played:
The Magic Whip
Lonesome Street
New World Towers
Go Out
Ice Cream Man Thought I Was a Spaceman
I Broadcast
My Terracotta Heart
There Are Too Many of Us
Ghost Ship
Pyongyang
Ong Ong
Mirrorball
Trouble in the Message Centre
The Magic Whip will be released on 27 April via Parlophone, and Blur are set to play a headline BST show in Hyde Park on 20 June. Buy tickets below.
In other news, Blur recently ruled themselves out of headlining Glastonbury 2015. Click here for more.
