Blur's Graham Coxon on Songwriting, Producing & Performing | Reverb Interview
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5 жыл бұрынBlur's Graham Coxon is a songwriter, composer, guitarist, vocalist, painter...a true 21st century renaissance man if there ever was one, and an artist that our own Andy Martin rates as a top influence. Here, Andy sat down with Graham and gathered some sage wisdom on songwriting, production, performance, and bonus: a solid acoustic set.
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@LilianTheNinkasi 5 жыл бұрын
A live version of You're so Great... Thank you Reverb, and of course thanks Graham
@mikekashaev 5 жыл бұрын
Truly, one of greatest blur's songs. Brilliant.
@misterasterisco5217 5 жыл бұрын
I know! I thought I'd never live to see it!
@McGacks 5 жыл бұрын
My favourite Blur tune by miles
@thfcdouble61 5 жыл бұрын
Graham’s great. I love the fact he’s so honest about himself, his ability and his creativity. He’s been part of a big, important band but you get the impression, if you didn’t know that, that he was just a guy that records records at home. And I like that. Good man
@trushack 5 жыл бұрын
One of my biggest influences/inspirations.
@deezee8508 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@drktomy8945 5 жыл бұрын
Same
@baihaqi18rockuntan 4 жыл бұрын
same
@delle.theninthplane 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@heloisa5336 3 жыл бұрын
Same
@deezee8508 5 жыл бұрын
Graham Coxon, Johnny Marr and Jonny Greenwood are tops in my book!
@doneill5907 5 жыл бұрын
Graham Coxon, Johnny Marr, Jonny Greenwood and Edge in my book! :)
@deezee8508 5 жыл бұрын
@@doneill5907 of course! If I gave it some thought my book would get pretty thick very quick. Lol
@slimjimmyg 5 жыл бұрын
They're my top 3 too Derek, three inventive geniuses.
@dimaspradipta5445 5 жыл бұрын
how about John Squire? i think he's doing great with The Stone Roses
@mungofinalfi4480 5 жыл бұрын
I'd add Bernard Butler as well.
@onefrequencydown 5 жыл бұрын
In my 45 years I have four long established guitar heroes - Dave Gilmour, The Edge, Johnny Marr and Graham Coxon. All four are sonic visionaries, exceptionally talented and creative's to the core. Graham is a total legend.
@kevinwillis6707 2 жыл бұрын
the edge...chuckles...
@itsMrNoble Жыл бұрын
@@kevinwillis6707 he’s a hack, a musical cheat but I do see why people like him
@andrew6978 6 ай бұрын
@@itsMrNoble Most successful guitarist of the last 40 years. Why does he cheat? Delay pedal? Well there are a lot of cheats of that's your criteria.
@ellismctigue8004 5 жыл бұрын
he's so underrated
@beyondthehorizon75 11 ай бұрын
Totally underrated! I can’t believe no one replied!
@awesome-xg4hl 4 жыл бұрын
this man deserves the world. he’s an absolute genius and so modest about it
@AndyDemos 5 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest moments of my life! Caught an awesome solo show from Graham later that day in Chicago.
@danielhoskins4690 5 жыл бұрын
AndyDemos I’m living vicariously through you! Now you need to marry Louise Wener... Actually really happy for you that you got to meet him.
@TheNottheface 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for asking about the drums! I remember getting the ‘love travels..’ album when it came out thinking who is the drummer! He/she plays to the song better than anyone I’ve heard.. years later found out coxon did it all himself. Genius.
@ryecean9896 5 жыл бұрын
He thought of cars has some of the best guitar.
@VenusSlum 5 жыл бұрын
Lucky you!
@mayaan773 5 жыл бұрын
im so mad no one would take me to see him :(( i was 17 at the time and the show was 18+
@doppelmeyer 5 жыл бұрын
The guitar solo in You’re So Great is my favourite of all time. The whole recording is just phenomenal. It’s all cracks and distant and yearning and that solo comes in and just tears the heart right out of you. I always saw it as the prelude to Coffee and TV. Fuck Coxon is great.
@swanpond14 5 жыл бұрын
You're So Great was always one of my favorite Blur songs. I love how Coxon knows how to break out of the rules just ever so slightly to perk up the ear. Love hearing these songs in their raw form. Great interview by Andy as well.
@xHelderFCP 5 жыл бұрын
graham playing you're so great made my year
@clivealcaraz_musicculture8338 5 жыл бұрын
My favourite guitarist, and the best from the britpop bands
@ideletemyelf1585 4 жыл бұрын
it's so crazy to hear the guy that literally made me obsessed with my guitar say that he really isn't very good at playing the guitar and probably not gunna get any better.. LOL, it's okay mate you're doin' juuuuuuuuuust fine. Gotta love Graham for that.
@superserioes Жыл бұрын
He really is the guitar player who is closest to my heart. His playing doesn’t intimidate me. His style of playing is so approachable, intuitive and unpretentious. And yet so colourful, sonically interesting and at times highly energetic. Like Damon said when Graham left the band: We‘ll need like a dozen musicians to replace him.
@-k-b- 4 жыл бұрын
His voice and Damon's are quite similar! I love his voice! And of course his playing is excellent (just so tasteful!)
@danielhoskins4690 5 жыл бұрын
“Clover over Dover” came on my iTunes last night while I was driving home and I had to put it on repeat to admire the guitar playing again. This guy is legit!
@drvren030 5 жыл бұрын
Honestly, I only got to know about him recently. The soundtrack of "The End of the F***ing World" was something that really got my attention, and I just thought it was background music in the show. I didn't know that songs like Bus Stop and Walking all day were actual SONGS written by someone called Graham coxon. These 2 songs were enough to make me wanna hear more from him. You're gold, Graham coxon, pure gold.
@caranook Жыл бұрын
Graham has always been a big inspiration for myself, as a guitarist. He’s amazing, and I love how down to earth and genuine he is as well. People often don’t realise how much he carried Blur with his riffs and backing vocals, truly an incredible musician and I’m so glad he’s doing well now!
@SpinningLocusts 5 жыл бұрын
The live version of You're So Great is so great.
@revol40 5 жыл бұрын
I've never seen Andy so nervous. hahaha! Graham is Ace!
@AndyDemos 5 жыл бұрын
Jin J 😬
@milk_bath 5 жыл бұрын
Love his work on End of the F****** World.
@larataenmalospasos 4 жыл бұрын
Check out Blur. U'll love it
@54spatula 4 жыл бұрын
Try 'Modern Life is Rubbish'
@nee_nee_ 5 жыл бұрын
0:00 You're So Great 7:05 Don't Believe Anything I Say
@Missjunebugfreak 5 жыл бұрын
Love both those songs.
@sotiroussis 5 жыл бұрын
And now we have a descent live footage of "you are so great", my all time favorite Blur song. Finally ❤️
@ignacio.carral 5 жыл бұрын
Coxon: "I'll never be as good as Eric Clapton". Me: "I'll never be as good as Graham Coxon".
@theseathetraveler2305 4 жыл бұрын
Ignacio Carral I’ll take this guy’s melodies anytime over anything Clapton. Just saying.
@louisbatsford8908 4 жыл бұрын
I can name 20 songs Graham wrote and be able to him them too. He may not be as technically proficient as Clapton but hes a better songwriter, I can only him I shot the sheriff and Layla.
@LepraGamer 4 жыл бұрын
@@louisbatsford8908 how about tears in heaven?
@delakota555 4 жыл бұрын
Louis Batsford Bob Marley wrote I Shot the Sheriff btw! 🙄 Your opinion probably says more about your hero worship/fanboyism of Graham Coxon than the output of Eric Clapton to be perfectly honest. 😁 Here's one you can hum... kzfaq.info/get/bejne/brJoZax6ltKymqM.html How anybody not like this?
@louisbatsford8908 4 жыл бұрын
@@delakota555 I know Bob Marley wrote I shot the sheriff durrh? That's precisely my point he has to rely on other people's songs in order for people to hum them as his own aren't very hummable? And as for being a fanboy I'm more a fanboy of Rihanna
@libbyr2040 5 жыл бұрын
0:01 my heart fills up when he sings this song
@DiegoMedina74 5 жыл бұрын
his guitar work for blur is amazing. wonderful guitar player!
@dylancontento2267 5 жыл бұрын
holy shit! you guys did a video with graham! best guitarist alive imo
@ryanleone3007 5 жыл бұрын
AWESOME! I love Graham, my absolute favorite guitar(along with a few others)ever. The first 25 seconds of No Distance Left to Run still floors me every time I listen to it. Thanks Andy and Reverb.
@elwray3506 3 жыл бұрын
He actually confirmed quite a bit of what I´ve been thinking about his working process. Honestly, I lost sight of Graham for a while and when I heard the soundtrack to TEOTFW, I was like, Whoa, dude now has about a dozen singing voices at hand. Yeah, he´s taking roles as a singer and he did fabulous with it. One thing, though- as much as I love this soundtrack I feel like it wasn´t that particularily well mastered. It appears a bit thin compared to other modern productions. That´s my only point of criticism about that one really. Go Graham!
@gouazion 2 жыл бұрын
I can't go a single day without watching this. Graham is so great and I love him. 🤠❤
@MrMicalo 4 жыл бұрын
"You're So Great" !!! First song I learned on guitar
@danielhoskins4690 5 жыл бұрын
My god I hope Andy got to meet him... He did! All is good with the world.
@gabize 5 жыл бұрын
Hope they play together...
@aaronshortmusic 5 жыл бұрын
We met at NAMM and it took me right back to my childhood. What a legend and true inspiration. Thank you Graham!
@tone.1 3 жыл бұрын
Best 1/4 of an hour I’ve spent on KZfaq 😊
@b0tt0mbunkk57 5 жыл бұрын
0:00 You're So Great 3:31 Interview 7:05 Don't Believe Anything I Say 12:00 Interview I Love You, Gra!
@yendiano 11 ай бұрын
Thanks
@vagflu07 5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for everything you gave us, Graham. Much love from Brazil. FLUMINENSE FC!
@vagflu07 4 жыл бұрын
@maripicelli opa! O Brasil também ama o Blur, com certeza! Grande abraço!
@joedivision2329 5 жыл бұрын
Love Graham Coxon. Underrated guitarist of the 90s
@ktlawday3905 2 жыл бұрын
One of my favourite people in music ever!!!!
@pvolt7 4 жыл бұрын
Amazing! Andy so glad you got to meet him. Graham is great!
@BathedInMilk 5 жыл бұрын
Fantastic! Well done Andy, so jealous. Thanks for getting this out for all the other Graham Coxon nerds to see.
@mikekashaev 5 жыл бұрын
Thank you Reverb for another meeting with mr. Coxon.
@winterposies8420 4 жыл бұрын
Graham Coxon is definitely one of my greatest influences (the otherbeing Johnny Marr). Ever since Parklife came out in '94, there was no turning back for me. I don't know how I've only seen this video now.
@Gogettor 5 жыл бұрын
Oh how much I’ve missed you playing a Martin
@teddyboy9116 5 жыл бұрын
Good to see graham back...i love hearing him talk as much as i do hearing him play ..
@edadpops1709 5 жыл бұрын
Very cool. Good interview great to hear him explain things in his own words
@sadie9572 5 жыл бұрын
perfect for friday night !!! thanks reverb and master Andy !!
@Guitarman1959 5 жыл бұрын
saw Graham at August Hall, SF last September. If there were any mistakes Graham made that night, they blended...indiscernibly. Thanks Andy & Graham !
@hoobool 4 жыл бұрын
Two of my favourite songs and a great interview. Thank you
@markwilkinson2668 4 ай бұрын
What a wonderful person. So inspirational
@dep1001 5 жыл бұрын
"...cus you're so great, and I love you"
@lowqualityguitarvideos 5 жыл бұрын
'ill be thinking about these words forever' great hook
@tone.1 5 жыл бұрын
Well this brightened my Thursday 😊
@ornitorrincolaringologo6508 5 жыл бұрын
Es tan talentoso, gran compositor y letristas, tiene una hermosa voz y a demás es tan lindo él!
@Blanka9 2 жыл бұрын
Great interview, so interesting and nice! Also, he really seems comfortable talking with you :)
@rainbow.9263 5 жыл бұрын
Por qué lo amo tanto? Espero conocerlo en algún momento 😭😭😭
@angrygrouse4989 5 жыл бұрын
Pure talent. I love Graham
@gentatirani1957 5 жыл бұрын
You're so great always gets me cry
@simple8670 5 жыл бұрын
This video is an awesome birthday present!
@Seth-hc2bj 5 жыл бұрын
He scored end of the f-ing world?! Cool!!! What a great score!
@Ukedc259 4 жыл бұрын
Love Coxon. Superb musician. Love his singing.
@houdy5675 4 жыл бұрын
Really adore this man
@vvvikaaxxx6552 Жыл бұрын
I need this you're so great version
@guymankowski8592 5 жыл бұрын
Is it just me or is the chord arrangement for that outro utter utter genius?
@reginasalinas1077 5 жыл бұрын
Youre so great graham!
@farazrahmankhan815 3 жыл бұрын
Andy was in complete awe. You love to see it hahaha
@user-yi9tw8sm7b 5 жыл бұрын
Graham is so great！
@nee_nee_ 5 жыл бұрын
I believe anything that comment says
@mirahloves7654 8 ай бұрын
love you graham!
@monkeyxx 5 жыл бұрын
that second song really got me
@Chris-mc2dt 5 жыл бұрын
“Don’t Believe Anything I Say” from Love Travels at Illegal Speeds
@byebyebeano8616 5 жыл бұрын
Yeah me too. Great raw stuff.
@PR12fgc 5 жыл бұрын
You’re so great and i love you !!
@aaa-sg8bs 5 жыл бұрын
My boy looking JUICY
@angrygrouse4989 5 жыл бұрын
What the hell is that supposed to mean
@Charlito732 5 жыл бұрын
A great guitar player and composer.
@letiziadesio615 5 жыл бұрын
Daamn the strumming patterns are so complicated, yet sounds so neat 😣
@guitaristssuck8979 5 жыл бұрын
Complicated?
@letiziadesio615 5 жыл бұрын
@@guitaristssuck8979 well it's not really all the same, I just couldn't imagine myself reproducing some parts of it... maybe I should just try
@guitaristssuck8979 5 жыл бұрын
@@letiziadesio615 he strums according to the vocal melody
@Use1essFa9 3 ай бұрын
This man saved my life once.
@natasha2120 5 жыл бұрын
Love that guy!
@20thCenturyPox 5 жыл бұрын
The English Frusciante himself. Some man.... actually, how good would a Coxon/Frusciante collaboration be? The new Renbourn & Jansch... I'd buy a ticket.
@nclsrfn 5 жыл бұрын
yep, crazy they never did anything together
@luizspindola 4 жыл бұрын
Right? I think they sound so much alike for some reason... They both seem sensitive, creative and like their mood can be disturbed by the slightest thing
@yourfather809 3 жыл бұрын
God, thanks for Graham 💛
@bakameh 5 жыл бұрын
I wish Andy joined Coxon playing the kazoo solo (?!) on You're so great hahahaha
@marchenaivan 4 жыл бұрын
Criminally underrated guitarist and songwriter
@danandkiko 5 жыл бұрын
Love him.
@tigertigerpantherfox3714 5 жыл бұрын
Love Graham
@sophiafake-virus2456 2 жыл бұрын
Even though they worked closely together, Graham's songs are so different to Damon's songs.
@robsdianten1 2 жыл бұрын
Damon always preferred pop over the rock and graham the opposite
@Ukedc259 3 жыл бұрын
There’s a thing. And whatever it is, he has it.
@lkassimatis 5 жыл бұрын
Big up for the Hawley Arms
@nicolasmrn 3 жыл бұрын
Qué capo el Graham!
@sharonlee4773 Жыл бұрын
This is like Hendrix interviewing Billy Bragg!! Coxon mustve been embarrassed getting a guitar out in front of that interviewer!
@asherco270 5 жыл бұрын
Does someone recognize which guitar is it? sounds great..
@irvinevarinsdottir2406 5 жыл бұрын
that man's my life
@iiWNMii 5 жыл бұрын
Note to self, u87's pick up stubble scratching well.
@furthermoore1863 5 жыл бұрын
andy looks happy
@polgimenezcastillo4510 4 жыл бұрын
BEST daam song yo start
@epsohapshiro 5 жыл бұрын
Tea tea and coffee ❤️ And don't believe anything i say was great too
@robertjameson2749 5 жыл бұрын
Not Anymore Titty and Coffee was even better.
@epsohapshiro 5 жыл бұрын
@@robertjameson2749 you got a point there
@divinodayacap3313 5 жыл бұрын
didn't know that Guitar Demo God also does interviews now.
@vasilshkutov2890 5 жыл бұрын
And yet, he does look a lot like Clapton these days.
@deldia 5 жыл бұрын
Good songwriter.
@yuleki2373 4 жыл бұрын
2:15 lo amo.
@jeremyfox7599 4 жыл бұрын
Coxon Rules, Clapton drools.
@celam1244 7 ай бұрын
Dear reverb, what acoustic is that? Looks like an fg180, sounds like a Martin.
@tjubix1525 3 жыл бұрын
What acoustic guitar is he using? A Taylor?
@PR12fgc 5 жыл бұрын
i got graham’s first solo album years ago ....was decent.. a lil dark
@mungofinalfi4480 5 жыл бұрын
Damn you, why are you showing me those kettle chips in the background...
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