Graham Coxon
Blur guitarist and solo artist Graham Coxon discusses his key musical moments with Matt Everitt. First broadcast in 2012.
Blur guitarist and solo artist Graham Coxon discusses his key musical moments with Matt Everitt.
Graham chats about meeting Damon, Alex and Dave for the first time and the incredibly chaotic early days of Blur before There's No Other Way made them into popstars.
He discusses his difficulties dealing in with the tabloid attention and fame that followed the success of Parklife, and his own battles overcoming alcohol addiction. He also talks frankly about his clearly painful exit from Blur and his happy reunion with the band.
His fascinating solo career also gets covered, as his music evolves from low-fi garage rock, to jagged punk and from pastoral acoustic folk to upbeat indie pop hit singles.
It's a revealing and honest look at the musical life of Blur's experimental heart and, in the words of Noel Gallagher, "The greatest guitarist of his generation".
First broadcast in 2012.
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The First Time With - Graham Coxon
Duration: 39:33
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The First Time With...: Graham Coxon (Series 4)
Duration: 00:31
Music Played
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Graham Coxon
STANDING ON MY OWN AGAIN
- LOVE TRAVELS AT ILLEGAL SPEEDS.
- PARLOPHONE.
- 3505-192.
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The Beatles
Revolution
- The Beatles : 1967-1970.
- Apple.
- CDPCSP-718.
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The Police
ROXANNE
- MESSAGE IN A BOX.
- A&M.
- 540-151-2.
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The Who
The Kids are Alright
- The Kids are Alright.
- Polydor.
- n-a.
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The Kinks
You Really Got Me
- The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
- Polygram Tv.
- 1-516 465-2.
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The Style Council
Speak Like A Child
- Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
- EMI.
- NOWMIL-1983*.
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The Smiths
WILLIAM, IT WAS REALLY NOTHING
- The sound of the Smiths.
- Rhino.
- n-a.
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Blur
she' so high
- the best of blur.
- emi.
- foodcd-33.
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Blur
THIS IS A LOW
- PARKLIFE.
- FOOD.
- CD-10.
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Blur
TENDER
- 21ST CENTURY ROCK.
- VIRGIN.
- VTDCD-247.
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Pavement
IN THE MOUTH A DESERT
- SLANTED AND ENCHANTED: LUXE AND DELUXE.
- Matador/Beggars Banquet.
- OLE 5572.
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Blur
You're So Great
- BLUR.
- PARLOPHONE.
- 7243-85556227.
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Graham Coxon
I Wish
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Blur
Coffee And TV
- Food.
- EMI.
- 5298-6125.
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Blur
Battery In Your Leg
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Graham Coxon
FREAKIN' OUT
- CD SINGLE.
- EMI.
- CDRDJ-6652.
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Graham Coxon
In The Morning
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Graham Coxon
What'll It Take
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Davey Graham
Jubilation
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Idlewild
A Modern Way of Letting Go
- Parlophone.
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T. Rex
Children of the Revolution
- TELSTAR.
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Daft Punk
Voyager
- Discovery.
- Virgin.
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