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Alex James “doesn’t hear from” his Blur bandmates when they’re not working together. The 55-year-old bassist – who runs a successful farm with wife Claire – has compared his relationship with Damon Albarn, Graham Coxon and Dave Rowntree to a marriage because in order for them to be successful together, it’s important to have their own individual interests outside of the group. He told Britain’s HELLO! magazine: “It’s like a marriage, and all marriages need some kind of success outside of the relationship in order to thrive. “I literally don’t hear from them because we’re all so consumed by our…