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