The Legend of
Graham Coxon
- Graham was born on March 12, 1969 in a military hospital in Rinteln, Germany
- Parents Bob and Pauline
- Has an older sister, Haley
- He learned to play the fife when he was a wee tike
- He moved to Colchester when he was 10
- Learned drums before guitar
- Played saxophone at school
- Taught himself the guitar on an acoustic guitar handed down from his older sister at age
12
- The first song he learned on guitar was "Aunties and Uncles" by the Jam
- Met Damon at Stanway Comprehensive
- Wanted to be Keith Moon and Colin from "Meantime"
- Went to North Essex School of Art for Sixth-form
- Met Alex at Goldsmith's college where he studied art
- Handsome as hell
- Talented artist
- Enjoys Mike Leigh movies
- Has a record label called Transcopic
- Was a Tee-totaller for a year and a half
- Released a solo album in 1998 called "The Sky is Too High"
- Wants to live 1000 years and bring Nick Drake back to life (see above)
- Enjoys Peanut M&M's, Coca-Cola, and Mug Root Beer... or ingests them, anyway
- Influences include The Who, The Jam, The Beatles, Ornette Coleman, The Pixies, Sonic
Youth
- little girl named Pepper... we just report it... we don't condone it.
- will release a second solo album called "The Golden D" later this year...
sources say the "D" refers to Damon... just kidding