Britpop Bassist on Why He Gave Up Vegetarianism
Blur bassist Alex James, who now owns and lives on a farm in the English countryside, in a piece he wrote for the Daily Mail:
Chopping up my first lamb stayed vividly on my mind for a few days. The anatomy of a sheep is pretty similar to our own, really. I couldn't scratch my ribs without the image of that immaculate carcass springing to mind. I thought about it involuntarily as I lay in bed at night. But, boy, those chump chops were good.
Mr. James also touches on sustainable agriculture, the state of agriculture in England, as well as the moment he truly assumed his agrarian role, when faced with an overpopulation of birds:
Killing rooks is not nice at all. There are no neat boxes for exterminating them; shotguns are the only thing that work and it's a pretty medieval and messy business, which I don't enjoy.
But I felt I was acting for the greater good. It was a hard decision for a vegetarian to make, and the moment I made that decision was the moment I became a farmer.
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A bit of context: Alex James was almost as much of a Brit Pop whipping boy as Blur front man Damon Albarn. The Gallagher Bros. (uh, Oasis?) used to love to bang on James' pretty boy looks and heavy female appeal - so unnecessary, as both Blur and Oasis were great in their own right. If you're looking for something to listen to, give Blur's catalogue a run-through, beginning with the Hacienda-sound-influenced Leisure, the more-Blur-sounding Modern Life is Rubbish (definitely picking up steam), the flagship Parklife, the top-of-the-hill Great Escape, and the self-titled Blur (a.k.a., the "pushing" cover), where Radiohead's and Albarn's personal, eclectic influences start to show. Great, great stuff, IMO.
Sandro at 9:59AM on 01/09/07