Graham Coxon was born in West Germany in 1969 and raised in Derby and later Essex. He studied fine art at Goldsmiths, quitting after about a year to form Seymour, later known as Blur. A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, he has had a prolific solo career alongside Blur, releasing eight studio albums since 1998, and he now records with his partner, Rose Elinor Dougall, as the Waeve. The couple live in north London with their child. Last year Coxon published his memoir Verse, Chorus, Monster!.On 8 and 9 July Blur play Wembley stadium in London; their new album, The Ballad of Darren, is out on 21 July.
