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Also known as Guy Rupert Berryman

Scottish bassist (born 1978)

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Country
GB
Active from
1978-04-12

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Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a member of the group Coldplay. He plays bass guitar and is known as the soft-spoken member of the band. Berryman was born in Kirkcaldy (Fife, Scotland), but he moved to Kent, England at age 12. He has been playing bass guitar since he was 16. He grew up on Funk and Groove music and he collects rare editions of those records. Before forming Coldplay at University College London, Berryman was in a band called Time Out while he was still at school. <a

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Academic profile · OpenAlex

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Cited by
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AestheticsHistoryComputer scienceGeologyPhysics

Most cited works

  • A Rush of Blood to the Head2013 · 1 cit
  • The Hardest Part2013 · 0 cit
  • In My Place2013 · 0 cit
  • God Put a Smile Upon Your Face2013 · 0 cit
  • Speed of Sound2011 · 0 cit

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Quotes

  • I think I've kind of got the best position. I get all the benefits of being in one of the biggest bands in the world and have a certain anonymity as well. So I'm perfectly happy with the situation. source
  • I don't concentrate on technical things like where a microphone is placed and things like that. As a producer, I try to keep the initial feeling from when I first heard a song and make sure we do what were initially aiming for. source
  • Magne Furuholmen is a very dear friend of mine. A-ha are a classic pop band and they've got some brilliant songs. I'd say 'The Living Daylights' was one of my favourite Bond tunes: regardless of it being a Bond song, it stands alone as a great piece of music. source
  • I’m not famous, only Chris (Martin) is famous. Chris can’t walk around in Bangkok, he’ll get mobbed! But I can walk anywhere and no one would give a shit. [laughs] But I like it this way, I don’t want any attention in that kind of way, I like to stay home and being able to go anywhere, can go shopping anywhere, something like that. Well, I’m in a really famous band but I’m just not famous, you know what I mean? And I think that’s perfect. source

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Key facts

Born
Guy Rupert Berryman , ( 1978-04-12 ) 12 April 1978 (age 48) , Kirkcaldy , Fife, Scotland
Education
University College London , (dropped out)
Occupations
Musician songwriter producer businessman designer
Years active
1997–present
Organisation
Applied Art Forms
Spouse
Joanna Briston ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2004 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2007 ) ​
Partner s
Keshia Gerrits, (2012–present)
Awards
Full list
Origin
London , England
Genres
Alternative rock pop rock post-Britpop pop electronic experimental synth-pop
Instruments
Bass keyboards percussion synthesisers vocals
Labels
Fierce Panda Parlophone Nettwerk Capitol Atlantic
Member of
Coldplay Apparatjik

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Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, businessman and designer. He is best known as the bassist of the rock band Coldplay and electronic supergroup Apparatjik. Raised in Kirkcaldy, he started to play bass at an early age, drawing inspiration from James Brown, the Funk Brothers and Kool & the Gang. His projects beyond music include The Road Rat magazine and Amsterdam-based fashion brand Applied Art Forms.

Berryman joined Coldplay with Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion at University College London, where he enrolled in a mechanical engineering degree but later dropped out. The band signed with Parlophone in 1999, finding global fame after the release of Parachutes (2000) and subsequent records. He has won seven Grammy Awards and nine Brit Awards as part of Coldplay. Having sold over 160 million records worldwide, they are the most successful group of the 21st century.

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