Verse, Chorus, Monster!: Graham Coxon

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Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early years from West Germany to Derbyshire and Winchester before settling in Colchester, Essex. The Blur years are very unsatisfying, with big chunks missing - he was also quite mean spirited towards Damon, I felt, if not very bitter. Charting the hedonism of his Nineties heyday and the ensuing fallout, Blur's reluctant guitar hero is finally making himself heard. You won’t learn too much more about Blur and the songs, but you will get to know Graham a little better. So what would a recovering alcoholic who suffers from anxiety hope to achieve by 'dishing the dirt' on ex partners and members of Blur?

The book does skim over his personal relationships a bit, but they're personal for a reason, and there are other people to think about. Graham has already admitted many times in the past that his alcoholism has impacted his relationships with Blur members and romantic partners, (something which was reiterated several times again in the book), and he has worked through these steps as part of his recovery process. Having been heavily influenced by Graham both as a musician, and as a person, I could not wait to read this book. Much has been written about the tensions within the band at certain points but this is largely skimmed over within the book, very little opinion is ever given, Graham sugar coats the facts.With classics such as Ted Hughes's The Iron Man and award-winners including Emma Carroll's Letters from the Lighthouse, Faber Children's Books brings you the best in picture books, young reads and classics. När jag dock fick tag i den, och då desto mer jag läste, märke jag att boken kanske inte var så bra som jag förväntade mig. Graham is more forthcoming when talking about other people’s music or about some of his own methods, which makes me wonder whether this banal A-Z chronological memoir was the right approach. 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.

In music, though, he found a tribe, and in alcohol, a balm for his deep-rooted anxiety and the “constant buzz of embarrassment”. Whatever the case, I finished the book knowing less about Coxon than I thought I would, especially given the use of the word monster in the title; I was expecting spiky critiques of the risible Country House hit single and the paucity of bonafide thrashers in Blur's back catalogue, but overall Coxon seems quite apologetic about it all, even if he is whining. Coxon felt the chord sequences, the art, the books, the love, the detached adoration, the distortion and the mess.An interesting read, although at times veering strongly into areas of Graham’s fixations, which are not as entertaining for the reader. I had never realised that Graham was so prolific and so involved in the folk/fingerpicking-style scene. Graham Coxon beskriver deras tidiga spelning som något i stil med Broder Daniels misär, publiken var där främst för att se om bandet skulle klara sig genom hela setet. Otherwise it is 'Welcome to my twisted mind', which is not particularly twisted, and looks ridiculous when performed by an adult. Det roligaste är att läsa om Coxons inspirationskällor till musiken och det bara regnar namn av stora musiker han stött på genom livet.

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. is an intimate, honest reflection on music, fame, addiction and art by one of Britain's most iconic musicians.Firstly because I thought Coxon was an alright bloke but he really hasn’t held back in showing everyone his true self.

If you're into Blur and Coxon's solo career it's not going to tell you anything you probably don't already know or guess at. Or detailing how his home recording system works but failing to mention a single thing about any of his partners. There are occasional appearances of the very "monsters" that any self-respecting man struggles with.The Waeve, composed of band members Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall, made their live debut in May 2022, along with the release of a new track titled 'Something Pretty'. Under en period levde Coxon på billigt rödvin och ost, efter att han fått för sig att bli vegetarian p. 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. This was something that I hadn't heard directly from the mouth/pen of any of the bands members except for in interviews from around the time.