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'''Jonathan Mark Buckland''' (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Coldplay]].
'''Jonathan Mark Buckland''' (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Coldplay]]. He is noted for sparse and delicate arrangements, using the [[Steel bar|slide bar]] and [[delay pedal]] with a stylistic chiming and ringing timbre that led to comparisons with [[the Edge]]. Buckland is often described by his bandmates as quiet, friendly, unassuming and "the wise owl" of the group.<ref>{{Cite web|date=27 December 2018|title=In My Place – Live In São Paulo (Coldplay)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk-qhXfdXcQ|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220208185910/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tk-qhXfdXcQ|archive-date=8 February 2022|access-date=8 February 2022|website=YouTube}}</ref>


Born in [[London Borough of Islington|Islington]], [[London]] and raised in [[Pantymwyn]], [[Flintshire]], Buckland attended [[Gwernaffield#Notable buildings|Ysgol y Waun]] and [[Alun School]], learning the guitar basics when studying in the former and taking A-level classes on the latter. He was part of the [[Scouting|Scouts]] when he was eleven years old as well. His guitar teacher noted a distinct talent for composition during their lessons. Meanwhile, his brother Tim, who years later formed [[The Domino State]], gave him encouragement to obtain further experience on the instrument.
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Buckland has a degree in [[mathematics]] and [[astronomy]] at [[University College London]], where he formed Coldplay with [[Chris Martin]], [[Guy Berryman]] and [[Will Champion]]. They signed with [[Parlophone]] in early 1999 and found global fame through ''[[Parachutes (Coldplay album)|Parachutes]]'' (2000) and subsequent records. He won seven [[Grammy Awards]] and nine [[Brit Awards]] as part of Coldplay. The band have sold over 100 million albums worldwide,{{efn|The term "records" is for album and single sales combined.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 2021|title=What's The Difference Between A Record And An Album? 5 Things To Know|url=https://thesoundofvinyl.us/blogs/vinyl-101/difference-between-a-record-and-album|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215174331/https://thesoundofvinyl.us/blogs/vinyl-101/difference-between-a-record-and-album|archive-date=15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|website=The Sound of Vinyl|language=en}}</ref> Coldplay, however, sold 100 million copies in albums alone, while [[Parlophone]] have not disclosed the amount of records.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 October 2021|title=Coldplay Re-ups With Warner Music Group for Long-term Deal Via Parlophone|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/coldplay-extends-warner-music-deal-parlophone-atlantic-1235081953/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/05VwO|archive-date=8 January 2022|access-date=6 October 2021|website=Variety}}</ref>}} making them the most successful group of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 November 2019|others="Coldplay became the biggest band from the 21st century on the strength of 2000's Parachutes"|title=In Defense of Coldplay: Why The Band's New Album Should Stop The Hate|url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/in-defense-of-coldplay-why-the-bands-new-album-should-stop-the-hate/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042437/https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/in-defense-of-coldplay-why-the-bands-new-album-should-stop-the-hate/|archive-date=28 December 2021|access-date=16 January 2022|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}

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Buckland also has a degree in [[mathematics]] and [[astronomy]] at [[University College London]], where he formed Coldplay (known as Starfish at the time) with classmates [[Chris Martin]], [[Guy Berryman]] and [[Will Champion]]. They signed with [[Parlophone]] in early 1999 and found global fame through ''[[Parachutes (Coldplay album)|Parachutes]]'' (2000) and subsequent records. He won seven [[Grammy Awards]] and nine [[Brit Awards]] as part of Coldplay. The band have sold over 100 million albums worldwide,{{efn|The term "records" is for album and single sales combined.<ref>{{Cite web|date=30 March 2021|title=What's The Difference Between A Record And An Album? 5 Things To Know|url=https://thesoundofvinyl.us/blogs/vinyl-101/difference-between-a-record-and-album|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211215174331/https://thesoundofvinyl.us/blogs/vinyl-101/difference-between-a-record-and-album|archive-date=15 December 2021|access-date=15 December 2021|website=The Sound of Vinyl|language=en}}</ref> Coldplay, however, sold 100 million copies in albums alone, while [[Parlophone]] have not disclosed the amount of records.<ref>{{Cite web|date=6 October 2021|title=Coldplay Re-ups With Warner Music Group for Long-term Deal Via Parlophone|url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/coldplay-extends-warner-music-deal-parlophone-atlantic-1235081953/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/05VwO|archive-date=8 January 2022|access-date=6 October 2021|website=Variety}}</ref>}} making them the most successful group of the 21st century.<ref>{{Cite web|date=22 November 2019|others="Coldplay became the biggest band from the 21st century on the strength of 2000's Parachutes"|title=In Defense of Coldplay: Why The Band's New Album Should Stop The Hate|url=https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/in-defense-of-coldplay-why-the-bands-new-album-should-stop-the-hate/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211228042437/https://nypost.com/2019/11/21/in-defense-of-coldplay-why-the-bands-new-album-should-stop-the-hate/|archive-date=28 December 2021|access-date=16 January 2022|website=New York Post|language=en-US}}
*{{Cite magazine|date=17 October 2011|others="These are things that can’t be solved with a lullaby, even from the biggest band to emerge in the 21st century"|title=Mylo Xyloto|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mylo-xyloto-192273/|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305011807/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mylo-xyloto-192273/|archive-date=5 March 2019|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>
*{{Cite magazine|date=17 October 2011|others="These are things that can’t be solved with a lullaby, even from the biggest band to emerge in the 21st century"|title=Mylo Xyloto|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mylo-xyloto-192273/|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190305011807/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/mylo-xyloto-192273/|archive-date=5 March 2019|access-date=16 January 2022}}</ref>


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Jonny Buckland
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Buckland performing with Coldplay in 2021
Born
Jonathan Mark Buckland[1]

(1977-09-11) 11 September 1977 (age 47)
Islington, London, England
EducationYsgol y Waun
Alun School
Alma materUniversity College London (BA)
Occupations
  • Musician
  • songwriter
Years active1996–present
Spouse
Chloe Lee-Evans
​
(m. 2009)​
Children2
Musical career
Genres
Instruments
  • Guitar
  • keyboards
  • vocals
Labels
Websitecoldplay.com
Signature

Jonathan Mark Buckland (born 11 September 1977) is an English-born Welsh musician and songwriter best known as the lead guitarist and co-founder of rock band Coldplay. He is noted for sparse and delicate arrangements, using the slide bar and delay pedal with a stylistic chiming and ringing timbre that led to comparisons with the Edge. Buckland is often described by his bandmates as quiet, friendly, unassuming and "the wise owl" of the group.[2]

Born in Islington, London and raised in Pantymwyn, Flintshire, Buckland attended Ysgol y Waun and Alun School, learning the guitar basics when studying in the former and taking A-level classes on the latter. He was part of the Scouts when he was eleven years old as well. His guitar teacher noted a distinct talent for composition during their lessons. Meanwhile, his brother Tim, who years later formed The Domino State, gave him encouragement to obtain further experience on the instrument.

Buckland also has a degree in mathematics and astronomy at University College London, where he formed Coldplay (known as Starfish at the time) with classmates Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion. They signed with Parlophone in early 1999 and found global fame through Parachutes (2000) and subsequent records. He won seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. The band have sold over 100 million albums worldwide,[a] making them the most successful group of the 21st century.[5]

Early life

Jonathan Mark Buckland was born on 11 September 1977 in Islington, London, England,[6] being the second child of high school teacher John Buckland and his wife Joy.[7] His family moved to Pantymwyn, Flintshire, Wales when he was four years old.[8] He attended Ysgol y Waun primary school while secondary education was held at Alun School, learning guitar notes and chords in the former and taking A-level music lessons in the latter.[8] His former teacher, Margaret Parr, mentioned that Buckland was "always extremely interested" in the subject and had particular strength for composition.[8] He also listened to various Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton records owned by his parents during his childhood, being encouraged to attain further experience on the guitar by his brother Tim, who introduced him to My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth, The Stone Roses, George Harrison, U2 and many other similar acts.[6]

Before that, when Buckland was seven years old, he had piano lessons but did not enjoyed them. At 10 years old, he was part of a rap group and experimented with computer music, using beats consisting of dog barks.[9] He was part of the Scouts when at eleven years old as well, mentioning in 2008 that he still likes the uniform.[10] He told that one night when he was playing with friends on a field, they had an encounter with an angry sheep, which ran over and attacked him multiple times. The experience caused him to not wear wool or eat lamb since then.[10] In 2019, he commented taking a holiday job in North Wales' Daily Post newspaper placing photos of houses for sale on the pressings.[11] He then continued his education at University College London, graduating in mathematics and astronomy,[12] while also forming Coldplay with classmates Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion.

Career

Coldplay

Main articles: Coldplay and List of awards and nominations received by Coldplay
Buckland performing in 2019.
Buckland playing guitar at the Amman Citadel, Jordan in November 2019.

Buckland was responsible for co-founding the band along with Martin, they met each other during orientation week in 1996.[13] Both resided at the university's Ramsay Hall,[14] where Champion mentioned there were "a lot of musicians and a lot of show-offs [...] Jonny was not one of those show-offs", he further added that "the bloke who turned out to be the best guitarist out of all of us was the bloke who had his guitar hidden in his cupboard and who never got it out or was pushy about his guitaring".[15] Martin said that meeting Buckland was "like falling in love". The pair spend the rest of the year planning a band, which led to the formation of Pectoralz.[16] They began to write their first songs together in early 1997 and practised every night.[6] Berryman and Champion joined them in the following months.

The previous group name was already dropped by 1998, with Starfish being chosen "in a panic" when their live debut at The Laurel Tree was scheduled by Champion only a few days after he became part of the band.[17] In Coldplay, Buckland is frequently regarded as quiet, friendly, unassuming and "the wise owl" of the group.[18] During an interview, Martin commented spending his "entire life trying to drag him out of the shadows, because I know that he is a guitar hero – to me anyway".[19] The band used his bedroom for rehearsals in their early years, being near the neighbors who "were able to tolerate the noise".[20] They noted in 2019 that Buckland is usually the first member to either disapprove or give his input on Martin's initial song ideas,[21] although he was responsible for starting tracks like "Adventure of a Lifetime" on his own, which was released as the lead single for their seventh album A Head Full of Dreams (2015).[22] Despite not being the group's most prominent backing vocalist, he can be heard in many Coldplay songs and provided lead vocals in "Don't Panic", the opening track of Parachutes (2000).[23]

Other projects

Buckland guest starred on Ian McCulloch's solo album Slideling (2003) by playing in the tracks "Sliding" and "Arthur".[24] He also made a cameo appearance along with Martin on the comedy horror film Shaun of the Dead (2004).[25] Both of them were featured in Slashed (2010), a low budget independent horror film directed by Northern Irish rock band Ash.[26]

Guitar style

Buckland usually uses a Fender 72' Telecaster Thinline, which is known to have a fuller sound compared to the usual models.[27] He is occasionally seen with Jazzmaster, Jaguar and Gibson ES-335 guitars as well, the later was used for recording A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002).[28] While he has two Fender Hot Rod DeVille amplifiers, there are conflicting reports on whether they are the 2x12 or 4x10 version.[29] His pedals include Fulltone OCD, which is used for boost; the Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, Pro Co RAT (vintage model) and Ibanez TS9 Tube Screamer, which are combined for distortion; the BOSS RV-3 for reverb; and BOSS TR-2 for tremolo. He also makes extensive use of the Line 6 DL4 pedal, while a MXR Phase 90 can be heard at the ending riff of the song "Fix You".[29] His favourite Coldplay guitar riff is "Hurts Like Heaven".[30]

Noted for sparse and delicate arrangements,[31] Buckland have stated that "I've never gone in much for the solos. I was always more interested in atmospherics. Listening to bands like Mercury Rev, My Bloody Valentine, or even The Verve, the way those guitarists played. There's no Van Halen in me".[6] His use of slide bar have a stylistic chiming and ringing timbre which led to comparisons with U2's the Edge,[32] who commented during an interview at Glastonbury that "Jonny is an inspiration to guitar players everywhere, I am proud to know that I was one of his main influences. It makes me feel like a real rock star".[6] In 2020, he shared on social media playlists with some of his favourite tracks and artists from each decade, including The Velvet Underground, Carole King, Joy Division, Talking Heads, Kate Bush, Donna Summer, Björk, Beastie Boys and many others.[33]

Personal life

According to The Times, Buckland has an estimated wealth of £107 million as of May 2021.[34] He also is a lifelong fan of Tottenham Hotspur.[35] He mentioned being vegetarian for a time, but gave up when traveling to Japan, where after not being able to communicate that he did not eat meat, he was served beef and "found that he really liked it".[36] His older brother Tim founded alternative rock band The Domino State, which supported Coldplay at the O2 Arena during Viva la Vida Tour.[7] He married jewelry designer Chloe Lee-Evans on a low-key ceremony held in November 2009,[37] the pair currently have two children.[38]

The family currently resides in the Hampstead area of Camden, London, but they also own two apartments in Manhattan, New York.[39] Buckland purchased the first of them for $3.4 million in 2008, while buying the second for $4.5 million in 2016. He is known to be godfather to Martin's daughter Apple along with English actor Simon Pegg as well.[40] His favourite non-musical activity is reading books.[41] His great grandfather formed a band called Big Buckland's Dance Orchestra between the late 1910s and early 1920s, a photograph of them was used as an inspiration for the album cover and vintage aesthetics from Everyday Life (2019).[42]

Discography

With Coldplay

Main articles: Coldplay discography and songs

Solo credits

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The term "records" is for album and single sales combined.[3] Coldplay, however, sold 100 million copies in albums alone, while Parlophone have not disclosed the amount of records.[4]

References

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  2. ^ "In My Place – Live In São Paulo (Coldplay)". YouTube. 27 December 2018. Archived from the original on 8 February 2022. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
  3. ^ "What's The Difference Between A Record And An Album? 5 Things To Know". The Sound of Vinyl. 30 March 2021. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Coldplay Re-ups With Warner Music Group for Long-term Deal Via Parlophone". Variety. 6 October 2021. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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    • "Mylo Xyloto". Rolling Stone. "These are things that can’t be solved with a lullaby, even from the biggest band to emerge in the 21st century". 17 October 2011. Archived from the original on 5 March 2019. Retrieved 16 January 2022.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ a b c d e Wild, Debs; Croft, Malcolm (2018). Life In Technicolor: A Celebration of Coldplay. ECW Press. pp. 110–113. ISBN 9781787391093.
  7. ^ a b "No Coldplay Split, Says North Wales-based Mum of Guitarist". North Wales Live. 28 November 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  8. ^ a b c "Jonny Buckland Gives Coldplay Disc To Pantymwyn Village Hall Restoration Fund". BBC News. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 2 February 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  9. ^ "Beginnings of Coldplay – Full Documentary Bigger Stronger BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq". YouTube. 9 March 2020. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Coldplay's Jonny Buckland Vs. Sheep — Best Story Ever". YouTube. 24 September 2014. Archived from the original on 22 May 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
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  24. ^ "Ian McCulloch: Slideling". The Guardian. 25 April 2003. Archived from the original on 3 February 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  25. ^ "Oracle, in Shawn of the Dead you said that Chris and Jonny were in the..." Coldplay Official Website. 13 November 2008. Archived from the original on 15 December 2010. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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  33. ^ "Hi everyone. Hope you're all doing ok. I made a playlist of (mainly) 1960s songs [...]". Twitter. 8 April 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
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