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Paul Brannigan

“They all started running towards me. Couple of dozen. I ran for my life.” How a world-famous Britpop superstar narrowly escaped being trampled to death by a herd of young raging bulls

Young bulls.

The music industry can be a dangerous place, and rock 'n' roll history is littered with countless tragedies of gifted artists lost too soon. As far as we're aware, however, only one superstar musician has faced the prospect of being trampled to death on his own farm.

This was the fate that Blur bassist Alex James once faced on his Cotswold farm, according to a story the 56-year-old musician has shared in a new interview with The Times.

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