Graham Coxon
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Graham Coxon performing at Provinssirock in 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Graham Leslie Coxon |
| Born |
12 March 1969 Rinteln, West Germany |
| Origin | Spondon, Derby, England |
| Genres | Alternative rock, indie rock, indie folk, lo-fi, Britpop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, painter |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals, banjo, saxophone, bass, drums, piano, clarinet, harmonica |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Transcopic, Parlophone |
| Associated acts | Blur, Paul Weller, Pete Doherty |
| Website | GrahamCoxon.co.uk |
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Fender Telecaster Gibson SG Gibson Les Paul Fender Jaguar Fender Mustang |
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Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and painter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur. As the group's lead guitarist and secondary vocalist, Coxon is featured on all eight of Blur's studio albums, from 1991's Leisure to The Magic Whip (2015), despite being absent from the group from 2002 to 2008 owing to a dispute with the other members. He has also led a solo career since 1998. As well as being a musician, Coxon is a visual artist: he designed the cover art for all his solo albums as well as Blur's 13.
Coxon plays several instruments, and records his albums with little assistance from session musicians. Q magazine critic Adrian Deevoy has written: "Coxon is an astonishing musician. His restless playing style – all chord slides, rapid pulloffs, mini-arpeggios and fractured runs – seems to owe more to his saxophone training than any conventional guitar tuition." An innovative lead guitarist, he has been described by Oasis bandleader Noel Gallagher as "one of the most talented guitarists of his generation." Coxon was voted the 15th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a 2010 BBC poll.
Coxon was born in Rinteln, Lower Saxony, where his father, Bob Coxon, was stationed as a clarinet player and band leader in the British Army. As a child, he moved first to Spondon, near Derby, a period during which he became a fan of Derby County. He then moved to Colchester, Essex, in South East England, where he grew up and met fellow Blur member Damon Albarn at The Stanway School, then known as Stanway Comprehensive, at the age of 11. He appeared on the popular BBC children's show Blue Peter twice.
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