Short Biography:
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.”[Liverpool post] 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.
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."
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.”[Liverpool post] 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.
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."