Verse, Chorus, Monster!

Graham Coxon

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• Year: 2022
• eBook ISBN: 9780571374328
• Edition: 0
• Topic: Social Sciences
• Subtopic: Music Biographies
• Index: Social Sciences

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.

Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early years from West Germany to Derbyshire and Winchester before settling in Colchester, Essex. A shy child, he had a thing for eating soil and drawing intense visions; his anxiety was tempered by painting and a growing love of music.

These twin passions grew into obsessions, and as he honed his artistic skill at school, Goldsmiths and beyond, his band with school friend Damon Albarn, fellow student Alex James, and a drummer called Dave Rowntree began to get noticed.

But there are things they don't tell you before you get famous. There are monsters out there. And some may even be lurking inside yourself.

Verse, Chorus, Monster! is an intimate, honest reflection on music, fame, addiction and art by one of Britain's most iconic musicians.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Contents
• List of Plates
• Odyssey of an Earworm
• Guitar on the Stairs
• A Dodgy Pair of Brogues
• The Kids Are Sort of All Right
• Bowling with the Popscene
• Brit Explosion
• Milkman at the Junket
• Too High the Sky
• Just Freaked Out. Back Soon
• Fingerpicking Good
• Beetle Under a Rock
• Rounding Bends at Illegal Speeds
• Consider This a Spell
• Thick-Skinned Workhorses
• Moving Pictures, Jaded Hearts
• Escape from LA
• A Ticket to Heaven
• Copyright
• Picture Section