Verse, Chorus, Monster!: Graham Coxon

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It's commendable that Coxon is as honest as he is here, and perhaps for a man hobbled by mental illness, Coxon skims over relationships and only vaguely hints at the reasons for his relationship breakdowns as best and as comfortably as he can. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. This is one of the more honest musical biographies you'll find as Coxon talks of his issues and how fame effected him as a young man who merely wanted to make music. Graham Coxon och Damon Albarn möttes första gången under sin skolgång, mest för att Coxon var den enda på hela skolan att spela saxofon, vilket redan då resulterade i starten på ett gemensamt musikprojekt och senare ett band.

För att fylla upp sidor, istället för att beskriva VIKTIGA saker, beskriver Coxon alla av hans personliga intressen som vi som läsare inte alls är intresserade av. Coxon can be lyrical when talking about the music he loves – from the Who to obscure US band Mission of Burma – but his tone is mostly matter-of-fact. Esperé casi 6 meses desde la preventa para leerlo, finalmente cuando salió a la venta en USA es que pudieron enviármelo.Graham portrayed mental well-being as well as mental illness in a way that everyone can relate and i absolutely love him. Coxon comes across as a well-read, in-touch artist hoping to marry his interests together despite the weight of his doubts. Faber Members get access to live and online author events and receive regular e-newsletters with book previews, promotional offers, articles and quizzes. Otherwise a fascinating insight into his own personal history outside of Blur, which I had known nothing about!

I think I'm rating this one a bit highly because I see so much of myself reflected in Graham Coxon that it's a bit scary and I have for a couple of years now. It's a nice enjoyable read, if you're interested in Graham's musical influences then he talks about these quite a lot within the book and I particularly liked his discussion about his later work as less has been publicised about that. Coxon moves swiftly through his career in the 300 pages with Blur's rise happening in almost the blink of an eye. Sedan kan det vara svårt att säga negativa saker om folk, för vår tolkning av ett minne kan vara drastisk annorlunda från någon annans.Some of this stuff astounded me - did no one think that the “Escape from LA” chapter should be renamed given its depiction of Graham effectively abandoning his wife and child in another country? This figure is present but not dominant throughout, and the book is at its strongest when Coxon talks about his own mental health struggles, and how he has worked hard to understand himself in response. Hans olika pedal set-ups, vart han spelade in hans skiva, vem som äger studion, alla olika inspirationer till skivan, alla gånger han har mött dem, alla instrument som användes till skivan, vem som spelade dem osv, osv. Coxon covers his alcoholism and trips on and off the wagon honestly, but he is also circumspect about the rumoured topic of ‘Beetlebum’ (Damon and Justine Frischmann’s heroin use), although this may be down to ignorance given the band’s inexpressive friendship. Charting the hedonism of his Nineties heyday and the ensuing fallout, Blur’s reluctant guitar hero is finally making himself heard.

funny how old friendships and relationships shape us up when we are young and finding out who we are. Jag har inte gått in i särskilt mycket detalj här för jag orkar inte verkligen, men här var en överblick över mina åsikter om denna boken.even if you do not listen to blur or grahams music, you should definitely read this as it talks more about sobriety and struggles through fame than the music itself. It was a really enjoyable show that took place in a pre 'broken Britain', pre Brexit London - a city that already seems to have vanished. This means that classics like ‘Parklife’ get as much space as minor diversions like Bloodwitch or the Jaded Hearts Band, and ‘Beetlebum’ - a number one - gets no coverage at all.