Alex James Quotes

United Kingdom, Musician
November 21, 1968

Steven Alexander James, FRSA is an English musician and songwriter, as well as a journalist and cheesemaker. Best known as the bassist of the band Blur, he has also played with temporary bands Fat Les, Me Me Me, WigWam and Bad Lieutenant.

Also known as Songwriter, Journalist

Food is one of life's really great pleasures. My 20th birthday party was all about booze, my 30th birthday was about drugs, and now I realise that my 40s are about food. It's something you appreciate more and more as you get older.

Alex James Blur
- Party
- Pleasure
- Drug
There is a thrill of vulnerability at all airshows. There is no way of making everything completely safe. When the machines are being thrashed to capacity and the pilots are flying at their limits to dazzle, things are bound to go wrong sometimes. There have been some historic disasters, but the danger is a part of the attraction.

Alex James Blur

The older I get, the more interesting I find lawyers and accountants.

Alex James Blur
I'd always wanted to be an idiot genius Soho alcoholic.

Alex James Blur
- Always
- Genius
- Idiot
The thing I really like about this band is that every time I walk out of my door I bump into Graham, no matter where I am! That always reassures me.

Alex James Blur
- Band
- Like
- Reassures
What you've got to do is look in your cupboard, see what's there, put it all in a big pot, sprinkle some grated cheese on top and bung it in the oven. That's what pop music is all about.

Alex James Blur
- About
- Pot
- Cheese
We're genre-sluts, really. We're all good players, and I don't see why we should have to confine ourselves into playing in one particular style. The Beatles never did. It's whatever floats the boat, really.

Alex James Blur
- Style
- Really
- Players