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Blur bassist Alex James has revealed there was 'ill feeling' between the bandmates before their reunion.
The Brit-pop wonders recently reformed for a number of high-profile gigs and are set to release their first new album in over a decade, The Magic Whip, later this month.
Speaking to the Irish Independent about the dynamics between him and his bandmates James said: "There came a point around 2003 where we all needed to go off and do our own things and be other people, rather than being this four-headed monster. I wouldn't call it animosity, but there was a little bit of ill feeling. We needed time out and to reconcile."
He then added: "It is very much like a sibling relationship, or a marriage. This is a really lovely thing to dip into, because it takes us out of our lives, even though we needed to have lives outside Blur for a while. Now, it is the exact opposite. Blur is like a complete release. At this point, which you could probably call our rock gentlemen phase, everything has become very fulfilling and satisfying.
"We needed our downtime, but in many ways, nothing has changed too much in 27 years. The crucial difference is that doing all this now is such a complete and utter joy."
The Magic Whip is out on 27 April.
