Verse, Chorus, Monster!

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'A refreshingly modest memoir.' THE TIMESVerse, Chorus, Monster! is the memoir of iconic British musician and Blur co-founder Graham Coxon, charting a life of music, fame, addiction and art. Before the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Coxon was a shy Army kid tempering his anxiety through painting and a growing love of music. As he honed his artistic skill at school, 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.'Charting the hedonism of his Nineties heyday and the ensuing fallout, Blur's reluctant guitar hero is finally making himself heard.' EVENING STANDARD'Breaks off with Coxon, a classically tortured artist, on a blessedly even keel.' OBSERVER

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"[Coxon] tells his self-aware, self-analytical
tale with a disarming, unfiltered honesty . . . A bizzarely engaging read." Classic
Rock Magazine

"Refreshingly modest . . . [A] very rare thing: a memoir by a rock star who doesn't have too much of an ego." The Times

"Charting the hedonism of his Nineties heyday and the ensuing
fallout, Blur's reluctant guitar hero is finally making himself heard." Evening Standard

"Covers a huge amount of ground - everything from [Coxon's]
early years as a kid growing up in army barracks to his current musical
incarnation, the Waeve . . . Compelling." Irish Independent

"Verse, Chorus, Monster! breaks off with Coxon, a classically tortured artist, on a blessedly even
keel." Observer

"Coxon paints a picture - specifically, a self-portrait - of
the tortured artist perpetually at odds with his bandmates, the escalating
demands of success and the abject horror of being shackled to the runaway train
that was Britpop." i newspaper

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Graham Coxon is an English musician, singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and visual artist. One of the most innovative guitarists of his generation, best known as being a founding member of Blur, Coxon has also released eight solo albums and frequently composes for film and TV. He lives in London.The Waeve, composed of band members Coxon and Rose Elinor Dougall, made their live debut in May 2022, along with the release of a new track titled 'Something Pretty'.