Josh Bokor
Overall, I enjoyed reading through Graham Coxon's life and musical journey chronologically from his early days to his heydays being in Blur to his solo/other collaborative ventures. I appreciate his ability to be open, humble, and brutally honest when it comes to his perspective on music, Blur, his identity, and his struggles. That being said, Coxon is downplaying himself HARD. He's truly one of the greatest guitarists from the 90's hands down and throughout this entire book he acts like he's an amateur at best. For Christ sake, man! It's very disappointing and also frustrating to read about this, especially his lackluster and grumpy attitude towards Blur and his bandmates. I wanted to rip the pages out when I read his pissy attitude towards having to go record their excellent comeback record ‘The Magic Whip' in Hong Kong instead of relaxing at The Four Seasons. Like what the hell dude?! Anyways... I still enjoyed this book regardless and it's interesting to read about Blur from his perspective since he's the more quiet and subdued member of the group compared to Damon Albarn. Graham's unabashed honesty and introspection, as frustrating as it can be at points, is unlike other musicians memoirs out there.
Overall, I enjoyed reading through Graham Coxon's life and musical journey chronologically from his early days to his heydays being in Blur to his solo/other collaborative ventures. I appreciate his ability to be open, humble, and brutally honest when it comes to his perspective on music, Blur, his identity, and his struggles. That being said, Coxon is downplaying himself HARD. He's truly one of the greatest guitarists from the 90's hands down and throughout this entire book he acts like he's an amateur at best. For Christ sake, man! It's very disappointing and also frustrating to read about this, especially his lackluster and grumpy attitude towards Blur and his bandmates. I wanted to rip the pages out when I read his pissy attitude towards having to go record their excellent comeback record ‘The Magic Whip' in Hong Kong instead of relaxing at The Four Seasons. Like what the hell dude?! Anyways... I still enjoyed this book regardless and it's interesting to read about Blur from his perspective since he's the more quiet and subdued member of the group compared to Damon Albarn. Graham's unabashed honesty and introspection, as frustrating as it can be at points, is unlike other musicians memoirs out there.