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And Finally
Alex James: The problem with the internet…
By CMU Editorial | Published on Monday 15 November 2010
So, at last, Blur man Alex James has identified the real downside of the internet for the average rock star. And it has nothing to do with file-sharing. No, it’s not that the world wide web provides the kids with a global network on which to pirate your tunes. It’s that social media give groupies a global audience with which to discuss your sexual prowess.
Discussing how it’s just not as much fun to be a rock star now compared with Blur’s peak back in the days of 1990s Britpop, James told The Sun: “Those in the public eye are scrutinised much more now – and not just by the media, by the public as well. I was talking to the drummer from a new band the other day. He says it’s no fun being a rock star any more [because] if you sleep with a groupie then they’re on the fan sites the next day discussing your performance. The world has become more sober and serious. It was bound to happen eventually but the party was great while it lasted”.
So, to conclude, the Blur bassist’s tips for budding rock stars: be good at sex or go back in time to 1992.