There is a neon artwork in Damon Albarn’s studio based on the cover of The Magic Whip, the surprise Blur album from three years ago. Some of its lights have gone out. I ask him if there is more where that came from. “A Blur record? I don’t know. I can always make a Blur record. It’s easy.” Does it interest him? “It’s not just me, it’s the rest of the band, too. It’s disruptive for them. For me, it’s what I do all the time, but Alex [James], for instance, is doing well with his farm. He loves coming back into that world, but it’s probably best he doesn’t too often...” Albarn trails off, giggles. Make of that what you will.

Asking Albarn