Verse, Chorus, Monster!

Preview

Failed to add items

Sorry, we are unable to add the item because your shopping cart is already at capacity.

Add to basket failed.

Please try again later

Add to wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Remove from wishlist failed.

Please try again later

Adding to library failed

Please try again

Follow podcast failed

Unfollow podcast failed

Try Premium Plus free

Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection - including bestsellers and new releases.

Unlimited access to our all-you-can-listen catalogue of 15K+ audiobooks and podcasts

Access exclusive sales and deals.

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically.

Verse, Chorus, Monster!

By: Graham Coxon

Narrated by: Graham Coxon

Try Premium Plus free

£8.99/month after 30 days. Renews automatically. See here for eligibility.

Buy Now for £21.99

About this listen

This audiobook includes Graham Coxon in conversation with Matt Everitt, recorded at a live event in Brighton in October 2022.

Among the noise and clamour of the Britpop era, Blur co-founder Graham Coxon managed to carve out a niche to become one of the most innovative and respected guitarists of his generation - but it wasn't always easy.

Graham grew up as an Army kid, moving frequently in his early years from West Germany to Derbyshire and Winchester before settling in Colchester, Essex. A shy child, he had a thing for eating soil and drawing intense visions; his anxiety was tempered by painting and a growing love of music. These twin passions grew into obsessions, and as he honed his artistic skill at school, Goldsmiths and beyond, 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.

Verse, Chorus, Monster! is an intimate, honest reflection on music, fame, addiction and art by one of Britain's most iconic musicians.

Graham CoxonGraham CoxonFaber & Faber

Entertainment & Celebrities

Music

Celebrity

Musician

Entertainment & Celebrities Music Celebrity Musician

Most relevant

Wow what a life (so far), what a story. Beautifully written I thought, well put together and flowed beautifully. If I had one criticism, it would have been interesting if Graeme had delved into his “issues” a little more and explored with the reader or even expressed a little more of what he gained from his various visits into rehab. You can sense the change in the person as he went from boy to man but it could have delved a little deeper. Why do such magnificent creators so often have such polar opposite sides to their life, or is that simply the point. LOVED IT just want more from under the hood.