Alex James (born Steven Alexander James on 21 November 1968 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England) is an English musician, songwriter and journalist best known as the bass player and occasional vocalist of band Blur. He has also played with temporary bands, Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and Bad Lieutenant.
He attended the state grammar school, Bournemouth School on East Way in Charminster. James met future band mate Graham Coxon at Goldsmiths College, wh...
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Alex James (born Steven Alexander James on 21 November 1968 in Boscombe, Bournemouth, England) is an English musician, songwriter and journalist best known as the bass player and occasional vocalist of band Blur. He has also played with temporary bands, Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and Bad Lieutenant.
He attended the state grammar school, Bournemouth School on East Way in Charminster. James met future band mate Graham Coxon at Goldsmiths College, where James studied French, and was introduced to Damon Albarn and Dave Rowntree, who at the time were part of a band called Circus. He eventually joined the three's new band, Seymour, in 1989, which would later be renamed Blur. While he has been in the band ever since, he now describes the experience as "a past-life". Alex James stated recently that he would like to reform with the group, including Graham Coxon who left in September 2002. Blur re-united to perform at Glastonbury Festival, Hyde Park, Oxegen and T in the Park during summer 2009....
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