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Jonny Buckland
Born (1977-09-11) 11 September 1977 (age 47)
GenresAlternative rock
Instrument(s)guitar, vocals
Years active1996-present
LabelsEMI Records, Capitol

Jonny Buckland (born 11 September 1977) in Islington, London, England is an English , singer- songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist,who is best known as the lead guitarist of the British Alternative rock band Coldplay.


Early life

Jonny Buckland was born in Islington]], London, England, where he lived until he was 4 when his family moved to North Wales. They moved back to London Jonny still lives in Islington. While he was at University College London Jonny studied astronomy and mathematics and it was also where he met his future band mates — Chris Martin, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion with whom he formed the British Alternative rock band Coldplay.

Buckland is noted for his sparse arrangements and use of slide. His stylistic chiming and ringing sound have led to some comparisons with the playing of U2's The Edge.[1][2]

Solo work

Buckland has guested on Ian McCulloch's solo album Slideling and made a cameo appearance with band mate Chris Martin in the film Shaun of the Dead.

Guitar Style

Buckland largely uses the Telecaster Thinline 72' as his primary electric guitar, as seen mainly in the albums Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, X & Y, and Mylo Xyloto. Buckland also uses other various electric and acoustic guitars, but he has made clear that the Telecaster series is his favorite. Buckland's guitar style is mainly based on U2's The Edge's guitar sound, which consists mainly of ringing, conservative notation, various amps and distorters, and musical rawness. Buckland once played U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name" at a sound-check in Oslo, Norway on Coldplay's A Rush of Blood to the Head tour and didn't even have to change his guitar to play it seemingly exactly like The Edge's version. Jonny Buckland's guitar playing style has inspired many other bands to adopt a similar technique, such as The Fray's Joe King, The Killers, and Pat Monahan from Train (band) on some songs. The Edge himself stated in an interview at Glastonbury: "[Jonny Buckland] is an inspiration to guitar players everywhere, and I am proud to know that I was one of his main influences. (laughs) It makes me feel like a real rock star."

Personal life

Chris Martin often refers to him as "Jonny Boy" during live concerts, particularly if Buckland is about to do a solo or a long riff. Martin has said, "There would be no Coldplay music without Jonny Buckland."[citation needed] The affection between Martin and Buckland is often evident during live concerts and interviews. Buckland is godfather to Martin's daughter, Apple, along with Simon Pegg. He is a fan of Tottenham Hotspur F.C.[3]

Buckland was a vegetarian for some time, but eventually gave up after spending some time in Japan and, after not being able to communicate that he didn't eat meat, was served beef and found that he really liked it.[4]

Buckland's brother, Tim and his band The Domino State, supported Coldplay at the O2 in December 2008.[5]

On 14 November 2009, Buckland married Chloe Lee-Evans, a jewelry designer, at the luxury venue, One Marylebone in London.[2] [6] They have a daughter Violet,[7] who was born 3 November 2007,[8][9] and a son named Jonah, born in 2011 [10] They reside in Tufnell Park.

References

  1. ^ Hamilton, Rob (2008-07-02). "Rob In Stereo - Evading Musical Immortality". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved 2009-03-25. Guitarist Jonny Buckland sounds as though he is morphing more and more into The Edge from U2.
  2. ^ a b Ahmad, Sophia (2009-05-07). "Interview with Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
  3. ^ "Coldplay guitarist: 'I'd give it all up for Tottenham Hotspur'". NME. 2008-10-23. Retrieved 2008-11-07. Coldplay guitarist Jonny Buckland has admitted that he would give music up for the chance to play for his favourite football team Tottenham Hotspur.
  4. ^ "Boombox All Access - Coldplay". Boombox. Retrieved 2011-12-31. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "No Coldplay split, says North Wales-based mum of guitarist'". Daily Post. 2008-11-28. Jonny's brother Tim and his band The Domino State will be supporting Coldplay at one of the 02 concerts.
  6. ^ "X and why?". The Sun. 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2009-11-19.
  7. ^ "Oracle detail". Coldplay.com. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
  8. ^ Gross, Michael Joseph (July 2008). "Shine" (Web). Spin. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
  9. ^ "Roadie #42 - Blog #48". Coldplay.com. 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2008-11-09. Aside from this, Detroit's show is notable for a dedication of 'Lovers In Japan' to Jonny's baby. The Detroit show falls on her first birthday.
  10. ^ Jonny Buckland headlines Glastonbury with Coldplay; Jun 30 2011, by Eleanor Barlow, Flintshire Chronicle www.flintshirechronicle.co.uk

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