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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.

1 hour

Last on

Thu 15 Sep 2022 01:00
麻豆社 Radio 6 Music

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Music Played

  • Graham Coxon

    STANDING ON MY OWN AGAIN

    • LOVE TRAVELS AT ILLEGAL SPEEDS.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 3505-192.

  • The Beatles

    Revolution

    • The Beatles : 1967-1970.
    • Apple.
    • CDPCSP-718.

  • The Police

    ROXANNE

    • MESSAGE IN A BOX.
    • A&M.
    • 540-151-2.

  • The Who

    The Kids are Alright

    • The Kids are Alright.
    • Polydor.
    • n-a.

  • The Kinks

    You Really Got Me

    • The Kinks - The Definitive Collection.
    • Polygram Tv.
    • 1-516 465-2.

  • The Style Council

    Speak Like A Child

    • Now 1983 - The Millennium Series.
    • EMI.
    • NOWMIL-1983*.

  • The Smiths

    WILLIAM, IT WAS REALLY NOTHING

    • The sound of the Smiths.
    • Rhino.
    • n-a.

  • Blur

    she' so high

    • the best of blur.
    • emi.
    • foodcd-33.

  • Blur

    THIS IS A LOW

    • PARKLIFE.
    • FOOD.
    • CD-10.

  • Blur

    TENDER

    • 21ST CENTURY ROCK.
    • VIRGIN.
    • VTDCD-247.

  • Pavement

    IN THE MOUTH A DESERT

    • SLANTED AND ENCHANTED: LUXE AND DELUXE.
    • Matador/Beggars Banquet.
    • OLE 5572.

  • Blur

    You're So Great

    • BLUR.
    • PARLOPHONE.
    • 7243-85556227.

  • Graham Coxon

    I Wish

  • Blur

    Coffee And TV

    • Food.
    • EMI.
    • 5298-6125.

  • Blur

    Battery In Your Leg

  • Graham Coxon

    FREAKIN' OUT

    • CD SINGLE.
    • EMI.
    • CDRDJ-6652.

  • Graham Coxon

    In The Morning

  • Graham Coxon

    What'll It Take

  • Davey Graham

    Jubilation

  • Idlewild

    A Modern Way of Letting Go

    • Parlophone.

  • T. Rex

    Children of the Revolution

    • TELSTAR.

  • Daft Punk

    Voyager

    • Discovery.
    • Virgin.

Broadcasts

  • Sun 12 Aug 2012 12:00
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  • Sun 19 Aug 2012 02:00
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  • Wed 11 Nov 2015 01:00
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  • Thu 14 Dec 2017 01:00
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  • Tue 1 Oct 2019 01:00
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  • Fri 24 Apr 2020 01:00
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  • Thu 15 Sep 2022 01:00
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