Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has admitted that he was a cocaine addict during the heights of Blur's fame in the 90s. The band were renowned for their frequent drug usage, and Rowntree's testimony shines a light on some of his darker moments with the Britpop stars, claiming that the drug 'nearly destroyed' him. Speaking of the beginnings of his problem, he said: "I didn't start using regularly until the 90s, but as my tolerance increased, I used more. I managed to get help before they destroyed my life, and these days I'm active in the recovery community. The key point is that all the way along, I thought my behaviour was normal and it was the rest of the world that had gone mad".
The increasingly-politically-minded-of-late Rowntree, who is rumoured to be joining the rest of his bandmates to record a new Blur album sometime soon, has also been touted as a Labour candidate for the next general election, proving that Britpop and politics have come full circle from the heady days of Noel Gallagher chillin' with Tony Blair at Number 10. Now Gordon may have his own indie figurehead all wrapped-up.