Blur's alex james downplays glastonbury as a gory drugs bender

Blur bassist alex james has described glastonbury festival as a gory drugs bender and suggested it receives excessive hype compared to other events. In a new interview, he pointed to festivals like roskilde in denmark as more civilised alternatives.

alex james shared the comments during an interview with the times. he said people act as though glastonbury is the only festival in the world and contrasted it with underrated events such as roskilde, which he called a wonderful magical hans christian andersen fairytale because of its food and facilities.

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