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Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) in Islington, London, and lived there until the age of four, when his family moved to Pantymwyn, North Wales. He started playing the guitar at the age of eleven.
His musical influences include The Stone Roses, Ride, George Harrison and My Bloody Valentine, while being encouraged by his elder brother Tim. He was a student at Ysgol y Waun and Alun School, the latter located in the Welsh town of Mold; moving on to study astronomy and mathematics at University College London, where he also met his future band mates—Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion—and formed Coldplay. While at University College London, Buckland, along with Martin, worked as a school janitor.
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.
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.” 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.
His musical influences include The Stone Roses, Ride, George Harrison and My Bloody Valentine, while being encouraged by his elder brother Tim. He was a student at Ysgol y Waun and Alun School, the latter located in the Welsh town of Mold; moving on to study astronomy and mathematics at University College London, where he also met his future band mates—Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion—and formed Coldplay. While at University College London, Buckland, along with Martin, worked as a school janitor.
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.
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.” 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.
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alefajnienie wrote:
jonny ♥_♥
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S4EEDR3ZA wrote:
keep shining on Jonny Boy !
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LiONACiD wrote:
SOOOO GOD !!
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Roadie42 wrote:
My favorite <3
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Raimundo438 wrote:
I share a birthday with this man:D
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llamagesicht wrote:
My favorite member of Coldplay.
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ben2591 wrote:
actually i think you are right subatomicupcake... if i think of coldplay the face that comes to my mind is always onlny chris' for me chris IS coldplay... but the other band m,embers do of course all the same work.. they should work on that and put them more in the front.. for example many musicvideos are with chris only.. (the scientist, fix you and trouble mostly)
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