Graham Coxon
Graham Leslie Coxon is an English musician, singersongwriter and painter who came to prominence as a founding member of the rock band Blur. As the groups lead guitarist and secondary vocalist, Coxon is featured on all eight of Blurs studio albums, from 1991s Leisure to The Magic Whip , despite being absent from the group from 2002 to 2008 owing to a dispute with the other members. He has also led a solo career since 1998. As well as being a musician, Coxon is a visual artist he designed the cover art for all his solo albums as well as Blurs 13.
Coxon was born in Rinteln, Lower Saxony, where his father, Bob Coxon, was stationed as a clarinet player and band leader in the British Army. As a child, he moved first to Spondon, near Derby, a period during which he became a fan of Derby County. He then moved to Colchester, Essex, in South East England, where he grew up and met fellow Blur member Damon Albarn at The Stanway School, then known as Stanway Comprehensive, at the age of 11. He appeared on the popular BBC childrens show Blue Peter twice.
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