Graham Coxon On More Blur Shows: ‘We Can’t Leave It Too Long Because We’re Knocking On!’
Graham Coxon has spoken to NME about the new Blur film, Live At Wembley Stadium, and the prospects of the band reuniting for more shows.
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When asked whether he was daunted by the prospect of playing the huge gig, Coxon revealed, “I thought, ‘Nah, that’s great! Let’s have a go at two!’ I was shocked that the first one sold out. The fact that our manager then advised us to go for a second was a surprise. But there was such a lot of elation after the first one and it felt about as perfect as it could have been, that doing another one seemed like we were asking for trouble. The second one was almost better, and we were extremely fortunate to pull it off like that.”
He went on to consider how the shows ranked among Blur’s greatest performances, “I think they have to be the best. They sounded the best because technology has moved on a lot over the years, we played great, I’m more confident with singing, and there was strangely a casualness about everything last year. None of the Blur shows were that nerve-wracking, apart from the anxiety of if I’d have enough wees. We made Wembley feel a lot smaller, because we were genuinely having fun. They were probably the best shows we ever did.”
Coxon later spoke about the prospect of the band playing more shows, “We can’t leave it too long because we’re knocking on! Creatively, we’ll always be able to do something, but it’s important that we live life for a bit and hopefully not go through something so traumatic before getting back together again. Damon’s always said too that we need to live life so we have something we can bring together if we’re ever going to do anything again. If that all happens, then there shouldn’t be any reason why not.”
When asked if he envisions Blur emulating The Rolling Stones and playing gigs in their 80s, Graham Coxon was optimistic, “Hopefully, I think I’m in different shape! I don’t think we’d very comfortable replacing anyone if one of us died, though.”