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Sat 07 Jul 2007Modern life is greatAlex James spent more than a decade living the high life as Blur's bassist. Now, he prefers to drive tractors and make cheese he tells Larry Flynn.Alex James is extolling the joys of farm life. "I can take all day making dinner," says the bold bassist from English rock band Blur, who now doubles as a writer and country gent. "You know you're growing it all day, watering it, picking it, preparing it, cooking it . . . " He trails off, content. Clearly, the rock'n'roll animal of lore has morphed into a family man living in the country.