Graham Coxon
Graham Coxon
Graham Leslie Coxonis 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, 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,...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth12 March 1969
CityRinteln, Germany
CountryGermany
But those audiences in Spain, they were just so stoned. I don't like playing to audiences like that because they just don't do anything. I'm up here with my band and we're working really hard and they are just stoned.
I would do as I was told, but I had a growing resentment about what was happening. It damaged my relationship with the rest of the group and it made my personal relationships very difficult. And there was so much drinking.
I liked Germany; I'm not into Berlin, it's too huge and empty and imposing, but Munich was good.
I think a lot of cynicism has dropped away from my shoulders since I stopped drinking.
I had a breakthrough, I think my life just became calmer, I gave up drinking. My priorities changed as I had a young daughter. The group didn't want me to record for the Think Tank album... so I took it as a sign to leave.
I'm a bit of lunatic with shoes and jackets and jeans. It's just how I am.
It was quite nice meeting up because we went through a lot together and we haven't really seen each much other to communicate one to one for quite a long time.
I'm still trying to discover my position on my own artwork and hopefully at this exhibition someone will come and tell me. I'm open to listening to criticism.
But live shows are cool. I just got back into the idea of enjoying it live.