About Jonny Buckland
Jonathan Mark Buckland is a British musician and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay. Raised in Pantymwyn, he started to play guitar at an early age, taking inspiration from groups such as My Bloody Valentine, the Stone Roses and U2. His compositions are noted for being sparse and delicate, using delay pedals and slide bars with a timbre that led to comparisons to the Edge. The former's debut album is what motivated Buckland to choose his instrument, though the first chords he learned were from "Kinky Afro" (1990) by Happy Mondays. Buckland co-founded the band along with Martin. Having sold more than 160 million records worldwide, they are the most successful group of the 21st century. The drummer scheduled their debut live performance at London's Laurel Tree only a few days after he became part of the band, changing the group's name to Starfish in a panic.
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