1. Blur's Dave Rowntree: 'I still wake at 3am thinking I've frittered my life ...
15 jan 2023 · The same year as Blur's second album, 1993's Modern Life Is Rubbish, Rowntree also quit drinking. Alcohol was taking him into dark places, he ...
Drummer, lawyer, composer, politician… Blur’s busiest member on the troubled childhood that influenced his new solo album, and the band’s summer reunion gigs
2. Dave Rowntree: It is important Blur is not full time to preserve our sanity
19 jul 2024 · Blur's Dave Rowntree has said it is important the band is “no longer a full-time thing” to “preserve our friendship and our sanity”.
The band returned with chart-topping album The Ballad Of Darren in 2023.
3. Dave Rowntree: Lawyer, politician, pilot – and drummer in Blur
18 jan 2023 · “The generation in charge couldn't remember the '70s and didn't know how bad it could get. The idea that you can mess with everything at your ...
The Britpop musician on his debut solo album and what having a social conscience does for him
4. Interview: Dave Rowntree | The Big Takeover
18 jan 2023 · With Blur experiencing a lengthy period of inactivity, drummer Dave Rowntree had the itch to create music and, eventually, get back on stage ...
5. that gobshite from Blur — Today I realized that Dave Rowntree ...
5 jul 2023 · Ex-14-year-long fan of Blur tired of seeing the same cycle of Graham Coxon allegations getting buried. All posts are allegations under #britpopabuse.
Today I realized that Dave Rowntree blocked me on my public twt account. I made maybe 2 or 3 tweets @ ing him back in Nov 2022 that were ignored, so this block is fairly recent - probably the last few...
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6. Blur drummer Dave Rowntree reveals why he became a Labour candidate
26 apr 2010 · 'Mid-life crisis' musician admits to alcohol and drug abuse in campaign leaflet for Cities of London and Westminster seat.
'Mid-life crisis' musician admits to alcohol and drug abuse in campaign leaflet for Cities of London and Westminster seat
7. Dave Rowntree: It is important Blur is not full time to preserve our sanity
16 jul 2024 · Blur's Dave Rowntree has said it is important the band is “no longer a full-time thing” to “preserve our friendship and our sanity”.
The band returned with chart-topping album The Ballad Of Darren in 2023.
8. How Dave Rowntree overcame his inner critic - The Line of Best Fit
16 jan 2023 · We weren't allowed to watch ITV because we were told it wasn't sufficient quality. So I had a very homogeneous view of the world growing up. It ...
Dave Rowntree tells Jasleen Dhindsa how composing for the screen helped him find the confidence to make his first solo record outside of Blur.
9. Blur's Dave Rowntree on new documentary, To The End
1 aug 2024 · As documented in To The End, the Wembley shows nearly had to be cancelled when Dave Rowntree broke his leg playing tennis. SDE spoke to Dave ...
When Blur played two shows at Wembley Stadium on 8-9 July last year, they received superb reviews – despite the concerts marking the first time the band had performed there. The same month, The Ballad Of Darren – Blur’s first album since The Magic Whip nine years earlier – was also critically acclaimed.
