Graham Coxon has told NME he was surprised to learn who that ex-Verve guitarist Simon Tong had replaced him for Blur's live performances. Saying he hadn't expected them to choose a "name guitarist" he said: "I don't know what the obvious choice would have been really. The obvious choice wouldn't have been a musician, it'd have been someone who had a guitar and knew how to play it. Just a loony person.
It's kind of not too difficult a job. You don't have to be a great player to be in Blur. Or to be in any band, really.
I'm sure he'll behave."