About Graham Coxon
Graham Leslie Coxon (born 12 March 1969) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter who came to prominence as a founding member of the British rock band Blur, of which he was the lead guitarist and secondary vocalist. He is also a member of The Waeve, which he formed alongside Rose Elinor Dougall in 2021. Coxon is featured on all of Blur's studio discography (although 2003's Think Tank only features his playing on one album track and 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, and has released nine studio albums. As well as being a musician, Coxon is a visual artist: he designed the cover art for multiple of 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 [to] any conventional guitar tuition." An innovative lead guitarist, he has been described by Noel Gallagher, lead guitarist of the band Oasis, 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. == Early life == Graham Leslie Coxon was born on 12 March 1969 in Rinteln, West Germany, 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, Derby, England, a period during which he became a fan of Derby County.
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