I feel when Damon put his vocals on, and I put my backing vocals on – that’s what makes Blur Blur. Instantly, it’s like, ‘Woah, it feels like Blur’. But type of extra like males. (…) I feel the voices are deeper, perhaps richer. There’s a wierd vulnerability, but there’s kind of a power. It’s an fascinating thing to be part of. However extremely constructive. I assumed we have been getting on great – there was numerous laughing within the studio, numerous fooling around. We had to snigger and be foolish because it was intense. You’ve obtained to have occasions once you’re simply being an fool.
Graham Coxon on working on The Ballad of Darren, MOJO 9/2023