Verse, Chorus, Monster!: Graham Coxon

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Graham Coxon manages that with his solo work, Blur reunions and his recent memoir, Verse, Chorus, Monster!

Graham portrayed mental well-being as well as mental illness in a way that everyone can relate and i absolutely love him. funny how old friendships and relationships shape us up when we are young and finding out who we are. Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy. There would be no need for him to jeopardise professional relationships as he is entitled to his opinion about his own experiences, there would be no reason for it to lead to mud-slinging.

Otherwise it is 'Welcome to my twisted mind', which is not particularly twisted, and looks ridiculous when performed by an adult. An incredibly intuitive and talented musician, Coxon spends most of the book writing as if he's anything but, afflicted with crushing doubts about his own abilities both as a musician and a Human Being. Especially if you don't drop the book at this point and read a little further, where there are several statements about how all the women in his life were mentally unstable. One could be generous and say that it's Coxon's admitted anxiety issues that prevent him from revealing more, or perhaps things remain unsaid because of Coxon's loyalty and sense of chivalry.

Blur’s loud indie-rock heart, uncomfortable in the limelight, but superb in his crafting of memorable and often anthemic musical moments. 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. Influence is not the be-all and end-all, but Coxon details where he finds himself, particularly on his solo records, and the need to kick up a storm and noise.I recently attended one of Graham's book events where he described the writing process of the book (hours of interviews recorded which Rob Young then edited down to form the book). 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. And he does it so boringly, as if he too had been retold those interviews 20 minutes before he opened his laptop and tried to reproduce it all from memory, like a high school outline. Detta kan man säga om varenda person i boken; Dave, Alex, alla hans romantiska partners, hans föräldrar osv.

The book indicates that love in the 90s is paranoid, but friendship in the 90s was closed off from emotional expressiveness, to Coxon’s detriment. Imposter syndrome and self-doubt rears their ugly head time and again for Coxon, who is tasked with dispelling it frequently.Coxon spelar också gitarr på Pete Dohertys debutalbum och pratar väldigt varmt om honom, trots allt som skett kring the Libertines och Doherty som privatperson. Han förstår och har haft alla relationer som beskrivs, han känner till alla band och referenser han refererar till. Graham non nasconde il fastidio mostrato per certe scelte discutibili riguardo l’atteggiamento di alcuni (Alex) rispetto alle fans, quello per la mancanza di rispetto per la donna in alcuni video imposti dalla produzione, le incrinature con Demon, l’assenza di intimità nel rapporto d’amicizia divenuto solo professionale.