Blur reunion 'very possible', but don't hold breath

Albarn does lunch, talks Blur with Coxon

Tom Porter, Thu 6 Nov 2008, 10:49 am GMT

Blur

When Damon Albarn isn't doing Monkey operas, Gorillaz and The Good The Bad And The Queen he might well be thinking about doing a Blur reunion. Now, after an "enjoyable lunch" with Graham Coxon – the one band member who might oppose a reformation – Albarn's up for it…

"It's very possible I'll go back to Blur, it really is very possible," Damon Albarn told the BBC. "The truth be known Graham and I have been hanging out together a bit. He's great, it's fantastic to get my old friend back. So it's good but I can't really say any more than that."

Graham Coxon left Blur in 2002, and - after recording 2003's Think Tank without him - Albarn stated he "felt uncomfortable" about continuing as a band.

A bit busy

It really wouldn't surprise MusicRadar if Blur did reform at some point. But, seeing as how Damon Albarn's opera, Monkey: Journey To The West, is on its way back to London and a new Gorillaz album hangs in a "halfway finished" balance, we don't recommend holding your breath.

Oh, and let's not forget that Coxon is currently recording with Pete Doherty. Maybe next year, then?

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