He left the Inland Revenue around 1986 to head Food Records in central Camden, whilst still a part-time journalist for Sounds magazine.
He signed Blur on 7 March 1990; the band were given a small advance and a celebration was held at a pizza house on Beak Street.
[4] Ross said that the Reading Festival in August 1993 (where they headlined the Melody Maker stage on Saturday) was the turning point of Blur's career.
He often went to the Good Mixer pub in north London, an Irish bar on Inverness Street, which had been developed by Bal Croce of the Sting-rays; Morrissey was one of the regulars, with Pulp and Menswear.
With Damon Albarn, Ross decided to bring forward the release of Blur's 1995 single "Country House".