Coxon can be lyrical when talking about the music he loves – from the Who to obscure US band Mission of Burma – but his tone is mostly matter-of-fact. It was an inevitable result, at that time, of him needing to focus on his mental health and recovery process - for everyone's sake. He lives in a very big house in the country, for a time (mostly as a hermit, walking the bounds in his pants).

Le pagine raccontano anche le tensioni tra i componenti nei tour, tra band e discografici per la pressione fortissima che incrina lo spazio artistico e creativo del musicista, il mondo di avvoltoi che attornia chi arriva al successo, le polemiche create ad arte sulla stampa per creare la dicotomia Oasis - ragazzi poveri vs. Help reaches back to those early days of Blur, the intricate professionalism of the four-piece understood with clarity and a respectful amount of detail shone on Damon Albarn, Dave Rowntree and Alex James.It reflects nicely on his equally loud and bombastic social life during the heyday of Blur and within its reunion, the personal highs and lows of a man whose influence and talent far exceeds the modest appraisal he presents throughout. Verse, chorus, monster' is licked to the bone, so that his almost patented image does not fall apart. Graham portrayed mental well-being as well as mental illness in a way that everyone can relate and i absolutely love him. 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.

Although I am and have been for 30 years, it should appeal to any music lover who's had their ups and downs in life and love. But I felt reassured that he is finally getting himself to a place where he can be confident about himself as a person and proud of his achievements, even though he is still 'a work in progress': as are we all. from his early days in Seymour (soon to be a little band named Blur) to his recent works through The Waeve and beyond.

is an intimate, honest reflection on fame, music, art and addiction from everyone's favourite Blur member and takes us from early days, moving about as an army kid, through the heady days of Britpop, to the guitarist's latter day soundtrack work.

I personally felt unsatisfied after finishing the book - seems like there’s a lot he left unsaid and held back. Efter år av turnerande tillsammans är det inte orimligt att vilja testa något nytt på eget håll, men det är fint att dom hittar tillbaka till varandra. There were also many times throughout the book where I felt he skimmed over any of his own short-comings and the impact that he may have had on situations instead I felt he chose to quietly point the finger at whoever the other person was without directly saying so. Reading this book made me identify more with Graham Coxon as he discussed his anxieties and struggles with confidence / mental health.funny how old friendships and relationships shape us up when we are young and finding out who we are. Charting the hedonism of his Nineties heyday and the ensuing fallout, Blur's reluctant guitar hero is finally making himself heard. A refreshing innocence to his prose’: Graham Coxon, far left, with Blur at a MTV awards show in Paris, 1995. Dessa delar var också bra, jag tyckte han beskrev det i bra detalj, och jag kunde faktiskt förstår VARFÖR han kände/gjorde som han gjorde.