Graham Coxon

Graham Coxon
Graham Coxon
	Coxon at Wembley Stadium in 2023
Background information
Birth name	Graham Leslie Coxon
Born	12 March 1969 (age 55); Rinteln, West Germany (now Germany)
Origin	Colchester, Essex, England
Genres	Alternative rock; indie rock; indie folk; lo-fi; Britpop; noise rock; art rock;
Occupation(s)	Musician; singer-songwriter; multi-instrumentalist; painter;
Instrument(s)	Guitar; vocals; saxophone; bass guitar; drums;
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Transcopic; Parlophone;
Member of	Blur; The Jaded Hearts Club; The Waeve;
Website	GrahamCoxon.co.uk GrahamCoxonArt.com

Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist 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 of Blur's studio discography (although 2003's Think Tank only features his playing on one album track, plus two B-side tracks, due to his temporary departure from the band during recording sessions for the album). He has also led a solo career since 1998, producing and playing all instrumentation on his solo albums. 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 (1999).

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."^[2] An innovative lead guitarist,^[3] he has been described by Oasis bandmember Noel Gallagher as "one of the most talented guitarists of his generation."^[4] Coxon was voted the 15th greatest guitarist of the last 30 years in a 2010 BBC poll.^[5]

^ Shimmon, Katie (27 May 2003). "College Days, Graham Coxon". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
^ Deevoy, Adrian (March 1996). "Stop the band, I wanna get off!". Q. Bauer Media Group.
^ "From Britpop to Britop". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2010.
^ Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop. Bonus interviews.
^ "The Axe Factor". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

[1] Shimmon, Katie (27 May 2003). "College Days, Graham Coxon". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 December 2019.

[2] Deevoy, Adrian (March 1996). "Stop the band, I wanna get off!". Q. Bauer Media Group.

[3] "From Britpop to Britop". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 June 2010.

[dvd-4] Live Forever: The Rise and Fall of Brit Pop. Bonus interviews.

[5] "The Axe Factor". BBC. Retrieved 26 June 2010.

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