Blur's bassist Alex James has revealed that the band are suing each other.

James told Orange World, "It's a shame really. I thought we might all get together again for Live 8 and try and save the world but no.

"I think my management and my lawyer are both having mental breakdowns. It's mad, it's the hardest thing ever - a combination of new technology and aging rockstars."

But asked if the legal wrangling was the end of the band James was clear: "No, I wouldn't think so no, no, no!"

Damon Albarn, currently working with his new band Gorillaz, had previously said that he was waiting for estranged guitarist Graham Coxon to return to the band before work could begin on a new Blur album.

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