Jonny Buckland

Jonathan Mark Buckland was born on 11 September 1977 in Islington, London, England.{{Cite web |date=2023 |title=Latest Coldplay News |url=https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227022423/https://www.capitalfm.com/artists/coldplay/ |archive-date=27 February 2023 |access-date=27 February 2023 |website=Capital FM |type=Press the "View More" button on the "Facts" column}} He is the second child of John Buckland, a former teacher at Holywell High School, and his wife Joy.{{Cite web|date=28 November 2008|title=No Coldplay Split, Says North Wales-Based Mum of Guitarist|url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/no-coldplay-split-says-north-2806794|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220202220152/https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/no-coldplay-split-says-north-2806794|archive-date=2 February 2022|access-date=2 February 2022|website=North Wales Live}} The family headed to Pantymwyn, Flintshire, Wales when he was four years old.{{Cite web|date=26 April 2012|title=Jonny Buckland Gives Coldplay Disc To Pantymwyn Village Hall Restoration Fund|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-17852085|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220202221106/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-east-wales-17852085|archive-date=2 February 2022|access-date=2 February 2022|website=BBC News}} His primary education was fulfilled at Ysgol y Waun and he learned the basics of guitar there.{{harv|Wild|Croft|2018|pp=110–113}} Other activities involved football, rugby and starring in plays.{{Cite web |date=12 July 2024 |title=Guitarist Jonny Buckland Makes Video for Gwernaffield Pupils |url=https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/24448935.guitarist-jonny-buckland-makes-video-gwernaffield-pupils/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240712162358/https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/24448935.guitarist-jonny-buckland-makes-video-gwernaffield-pupils/ |archive-date=12 July 2024 |access-date=17 August 2024 |website=The Leader}} Buckland also earned the Ron Bishop Trophy while in the Year 5 sports team. Studies continued at Alun School, where he took A-level music lessons. Former teacher Margaret Parr said he has particular talent for composition.{{Cite web |date=19 April 2013 |title=Coldplay Guitarist Jonny Buckland of Pantmwyn |url=https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/coldplay-guitarist-jonny-buckland-pantmwyn-2781946 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230730193609/https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/coldplay-guitarist-jonny-buckland-pantmwyn-2781946 |archive-date=30 July 2023 |access-date=30 July 2023 |website=North Wales Live}}

During his youth, the guitarist listened to Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton records owned by his parents. He was encouraged to acquire further experience on the guitar by his brother Tim, who shared works from George Harrison, My Bloody Valentine, Ride, Sonic Youth, the Stone Roses and U2 with him. The former's debut album is what motivated Buckland to choose his instrument,{{Cite web |date=27 October 2011 |title=Coldplay Hypnotised by Brian Eno During Making of Mylo Xyloto |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-222-1283229 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161231181135/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-222-1283229 |archive-date=31 December 2016 |access-date=4 January 2022 |website=NME}} though the first chords he learned were from "Kinky Afro" (1990) by Happy Mondays.{{Cite magazine |date=23 December 2024 |title=Coldplay's Jonny Buckland on the End of the Band: The Hill Is Quite Big in Front of Us |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/coldplay-jonny-buckland-future-of-the-band-1235215430/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20241223183930/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/coldplay-jonny-buckland-future-of-the-band-1235215430/ |archive-date=23 December 2024 |access-date=23 December 2024 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}

He used to have piano lessons when he was seven years old, but did not enjoy them.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZv1AxA6hM |title=Beginnings of Coldplay – Full Documentary Bigger Stronger BBC Radio 1 Steve Lamaq |date=9 March 2020 |access-date=3 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220203061404/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KZv1AxA6hM |archive-date=3 February 2022 |url-status=live |via=YouTube}} At 10 years old, the guitarist was part of a rap group and experimented with computer music by using beats consisted of dog barks. Buckland then joined the Scouts when he was 11 years old and mentioned still liking the uniform in 2008.{{Cite AV media|date=24 September 2014|title=Coldplay's Jonny Buckland Vs. Sheep – Best Story Ever|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9xQl9LsMEQ|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210522001202/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9xQl9LsMEQ|archive-date=22 May 2021|access-date=2 February 2022|via=YouTube}} Moreover, the guitarist stated that one night when his friends were playing in a field, they had an encounter with an angry sheep which attacked him multiple times. The experience has led him to avoid wearing wool and eating lamb ever since. In 2019, he recalled taking a holiday job at the Daily Post, adding photos of houses for sale to the pressings.{{Cite news |date=24 October 2019 |title=Coldplay Reveal New Album Tracks in Local Paper |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-50161901 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022144610/https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-50161901 |archive-date=22 October 2021 |access-date=2 February 2022 |work=BBC News}} His education was continued at University College London, where he attained a 2:1 degree in astronomy and mathematics and formed Coldplay with Chris Martin, Guy Berryman and Will Champion.{{Cite web |date=27 May 2005 |title=The Importance of Being Earnest |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/28/popandrock.coldplay |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211203121642/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/28/popandrock.coldplay |archive-date=3 December 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |website=The Guardian}}

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Buckland was responsible for co-founding the band along with Martin; they met each other during UCL's orientation week in 1996.{{Cite magazine|date=25 August 2005 |title=Coldplay's Quiet Storm |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplays-quiet-storm-77262/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220204022830/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/coldplays-quiet-storm-77262/ |archive-date=4 February 2022 |access-date=3 February 2022 |magazine=Rolling Stone}} Both resided at the university's Ramsay Hall,{{Cite web|date=12 September 2004|title=Hours of Idleness|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/sep/13/highereducation.popandrock|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203035313/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/sep/13/highereducation.popandrock|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=The Guardian}} where Champion mentioned there were "a lot of musicians and a lot of show-offs", but "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".{{Cite web|date=29 June 2005|title=Coldplay Recall UCL|url=https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2005/jun/coldplay-recall-ucl|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203064218/https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2005/jun/coldplay-recall-ucl|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=UCL News}} Martin stated meeting Buckland was "like falling in love". They began to practise and write songs together in early 1997. Berryman had already joined them by November of that year, with the trio being called Big Fat Noises.{{harv|Wild|Croft|2018|pp=13–16}} Champion then completed the performing line-up in 1998.{{efn|Overall, the fifth and final member was manager and creative director Phil Harvey.{{Cite web |date=26 February 2018 |title=They Played a Tiny Café... There Were Four People in the Audience |url=https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/they-played-a-tiny-cafe-there-were-four-people-in-the-audience/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122080835/https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/they-played-a-tiny-cafe-there-were-four-people-in-the-audience/ |archive-date=22 November 2021 |access-date=7 January 2022 |website=Music Business Worldwide}}}}

The previous group name was dropped when Champion scheduled their debut live performance at The Laurel Tree only a few days after he became part of the band, with Starfish being chosen "in a panic".{{Cite web|date=16 January 1998|title=The Live Debut|url=https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/first-show-the-laurel-tree-camden-2/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415144136/https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/first-show-the-laurel-tree-camden-2/|archive-date=15 April 2021|access-date=20 January 2022|website=Coldplay Timeline}} In Coldplay, Buckland is usually regarded as quiet, friendly, unassuming and "the wise owl" of the group.{{harv|Spivack|2004|p=24}}

• {{Cite news |date=13 July 2008 |title=Coldpage |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/magazine/13wwln-medium-t.html |access-date=31 December 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203053352/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/13/magazine/13wwln-medium-t.html |archive-date=3 February 2022}}
• {{Cite AV media |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 |via=YouTube}} 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".{{Cite magazine|date=26 June 2008|title=Chris Martin – The Rolling Stone Interview|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/chris-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-190116/|url-status=dead|magazine=Rolling Stone|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027192542/https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/chris-martin-the-rolling-stone-interview-190116/|archive-date=27 October 2020|access-date=3 January 2022}} The band used his bedroom for rehearsals in their early years, being near the neighbors who "were able to tolerate the noise".{{Cite AV media |date=4 September 2008 |title=Coldplay – Behind the Scenes with the Band |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjaU1X_7-XQ&list=PLTuZdVO5lp6RmHS2DB15Ba4w0KSzfEbYG&index=4 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220101010839/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VjaU1X_7-XQ&list=PLTuZdVO5lp6RmHS2DB15Ba4w0KSzfEbYG&index=4 |archive-date=1 January 2022 |access-date=3 February 2022 |via=YouTube}} They stated in 2019 that Buckland is usually the first to either disapprove or give his input on Martin's initial song ideas,{{Cite AV media |date=21 November 2019 |time=4:19 to 6:40 |title=Everyday Life Q&A from Jordan |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRMpSBa_Eo |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927220135/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzRMpSBa_Eo |archive-date=27 September 2021 |access-date=5 January 2022 |via=YouTube}} 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).{{Cite AV media|date=8 January 2021|title=The Creation of Adventure of a Lifetime by Coldplay (A Head Full of Dreams Documentary)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc0uy5ZwC6M|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105205507/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc0uy5ZwC6M|archive-date=5 January 2022|access-date=5 January 2022|via=YouTube}} Despite not being the group's most prominent backing vocalist, he can be heard in many songs and provided lead vocals in "Don't Panic", the opening track of Parachutes (2000).{{Cite web|date=2 July 2014|title=Coldplay Play Career-spanning Royal Albert Hall Gig at First Night of Their Last Shows For a While|url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-130-1241532|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161221002206/https://www.nme.com/news/music/coldplay-130-1241532|archive-date=21 December 2016|access-date=10 February 2022|website=NME}}

Buckland guest starred on Ian McCulloch's third album, Slideling (2003), by playing guitar in the songs "Sliding" and "Arthur".{{Cite web |date=January 2003 |title=Happy 2003 |url=https://vivacoldplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ezine7.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125134429/https://vivacoldplay.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/ezine7.pdf |archive-date=25 January 2023 |access-date=25 January 2023 |website=Coldplay E-Zine}} In the following year, he made a cameo appearance on the comedy horror film Shaun of the Dead (2004) along with Martin.{{Cite web |date=4 April 2004 |title=Shaun of the Dead |url=https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/shaun-of-the-dead/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714132920/https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/shaun-of-the-dead/ |archive-date=14 July 2022 |access-date=14 July 2022 |website=Coldplay Timeline}} They later recorded "Beach Chair" for Jay-Z's ninth album, Kingdom Come (2006),{{Cite AV media |title=Kingdom Come |author=Jay-Z |year=2006 |publisher=Roc-A-Fella Records |location=United States |type=liner notes |id=B0008045-02}} and were featured in Slashed (2010), an independent horror film directed by Ash.{{Cite web|date=27 May 2010|title=Interview: Ash's Tim Wheeler|url=https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/chris-and-jonnys-slasher-flick-appearance-unearthed/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220204220902/https://timeline.coldplay.com/article/chris-and-jonnys-slasher-flick-appearance-unearthed/|archive-date=4 February 2022|access-date=4 February 2022|website=Coldplay Timeline}} He supports food and wine magazine Noble Rot, becoming an investor in its namesake restaurants.{{Cite web |date=11 November 2015 |title=From Pages to Pouring: Noble Rot Magazine Team Launch Bloomsbury Wine Bar |url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/from-pages-to-pouring-noble-rot-magazine-team-launch-bloomsbury-wine-bar-a3108306.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230328194954/https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/from-pages-to-pouring-noble-rot-magazine-team-launch-bloomsbury-wine-bar-a3108306.html |archive-date=28 March 2023 |access-date=28 March 2023 |website=Evening Standard}} Philanthropic activities include being a Kitchen Club trustee.{{Cite web |date=2024 |title=About Us |url=https://www.kitchenclub.org.uk/about-us |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250323203235/https://www.kitchenclub.org.uk/about-us |archive-date=23 March 2025 |access-date=23 March 2025 |website=Kitchen Club}} In 2019, the guitarist joined Champion to assist Jodie Whittaker in her cover of "Yellow" for BBC's Children in Need album.{{Cite web |date=22 October 2019 |title=Yorkshire's Doctor Who Jodie Whittaker Records Coldplay Song Yellow for Children in Need Album |url=https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/yorkshires-doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-records-coldplay-song-yellow-children-need-album-1748804 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230403092520/https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/yorkshires-doctor-who-jodie-whittaker-records-coldplay-song-yellow-children-need-album-1748804 |archive-date=3 April 2023 |access-date=22 June 2022 |website=The Yorkshire Post}}

Buckland typically uses a Fender 72' Telecaster Thinline, which is known to have fuller sounds compared to other models.{{Cite web|date=21 January 2009|title=The Sound of Coldplay|url=https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/blog/2009/01/21/the-sound-of-coldplay/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203070946/https://www.pmtonline.co.uk/blog/2009/01/21/the-sound-of-coldplay/|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=Professional Music Technology}} He is occasionally seen playing Jazzmaster, Jaguar and Gibson ES-335 models as well, the latter being central to A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002).{{Cite web|date=15 March 2009|title=Help Regarding Coldplay's Guitars|url=https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/45559-help-regarding-coldplays-guitars/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203141002/https://coldplaying.com/forums/topic/45559-help-regarding-coldplays-guitars/|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=Coldplaying}} During the Music of the Spheres World Tour (2022–25), his equipment consisted of 14 guitars and the 72' Telecasters were sourced by Nash, rather than Fender.{{Cite AV media |date=28 May 2024 |time=3:54 to 8:57 |title=Roadies of the Spheres: Backstage with Coldplay's Crew |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7j1Tq-vQYU |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217212447/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7j1Tq-vQYU |archive-date=17 December 2024 |access-date=23 March 2025 |via=YouTube}} Buckland has at least two Fender Hot Rod DeVille amplifiers, but reports showing their exact version are contradictory.{{Cite web|date=3 November 2020|title=How To Capture The Magical Tone of Jonny Buckland|url=https://sirenpedals.com/blogs/pedals/how-to-capture-the-magical-tone-of-jonny-buckland-coldplay|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203072608/https://sirenpedals.com/blogs/pedals/how-to-capture-the-magical-tone-of-jonny-buckland-coldplay|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=Siren Pedals}} His pedals include the Fulltone OCD for boost; the Electro-Harmonix Micro POG, Pro Co RAT (vintage model) and TS9 Ibanez Tube Screamer for distortion; the BOSS RV-3 for reverb; and the BOSS TR-2 for tremolo. He also makes extensive use of the Strymon Timeline, Line 6 DL4 and MXR Phase 90 units.

Noted for sparse and delicate arrangements,{{Cite web|date=25 February 2014|title=Coldplay Surprises With Midnight|url=https://ndsmcobserver.com/2014/02/coldplay-surprises-midnight/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203144309/https://ndsmcobserver.com/2014/02/coldplay-surprises-midnight/|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=The Observer}} Buckland affirmed 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". His use of slide bar have a stylistic chiming and ringing timbre which has led to comparisons to the Edge,{{Cite news|date=7 May 2009|title=Interview With Coldplay Guitarist Jonny Buckland|work=The Des Moines Register|url=http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2009/05/07/interview-with-coldplay-guitarist-jonny-buckland/|url-status=dead|access-date=3 February 2022|archive-url=https://archive.today/20110709015152/http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2009/05/07/interview-with-coldplay-guitarist-jonny-buckland/|archive-date=9 July 2011}} 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". In 2020, he shared playlists with his favourite tracks and artists from each decade on social media, featuring the Velvet Underground, Joy Division, Kate Bush, Donna Summer and Björk.{{Cite tweet|number=1247935804200157187|user=coldplay|title=Hi everyone. Hope you're all doing ok. I made a playlist of (mainly) 1960s songs to give you something to listen to while we're (mainly) all stuck at home. JB|author=Coldplay|date=8 April 2020|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916113454/https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/1247935804200157187|archive-date=16 September 2021|url-status=live}}

• {{Cite tweet|number=1255229252024352772|user=coldplay|title=Hi everyone. I've made another playlist for you, this time with some of my favourite 1970s songs.|author=Coldplay|date=28 April 2020|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506064829/https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/1255229252024352772|archive-date=6 May 2020|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite tweet|number=1260659424651128832|user=coldplay|title=Hi everyone. I've reached the 1980s with my playlists. Quite tricky to make something coherent for such a seismic decade in music|author=Coldplay|date=13 May 2020|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200515115003/https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/1260659424651128832|archive-date=15 May 2020|url-status=live}}
• {{Cite tweet|number=1263551544760418312|user=coldplay|title=Here's my 90s playlist. (Surely it's time for an Electronic reunion?) JB|author=Coldplay|date=21 May 2020|access-date=4 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200521194931/https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/1263551544760418312|archive-date=21 May 2020|url-status=live}} His favourite Coldplay guitar riff is "Hurts Like Heaven" (2011).{{Cite tweet |number=1402731483853475843 |user=coldplay |title=Hurts Like Heaven. JB |author=Coldplay |date=9 June 2021 |access-date=6 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220207005257/https://twitter.com/coldplay/status/1402731483853475843 |archive-date=7 February 2022 |url-status=live}}

According to The Times, Buckland has an estimated wealth of £113 million as of May 2022.{{Cite web |date=20 May 2022 |title=The 40 Richest Musicians In The UK |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sunday-times-rich-list/article/40-richest-musicians-uk-harry-styles-adele-sunday-times-rich-list-qfj8blmhf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220520063633/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/40-richest-musicians-uk-harry-styles-adele-sunday-times-rich-list-qfj8blmhf |archive-date=20 May 2022 |access-date=30 May 2022 |website=The Times}} He is a lifelong supporter of Tottenham Hotspur.{{Cite news |date=23 October 2008 |title=Coldplay Guitarist: I'd Give It All Up For Tottenham Hotspur |work=NME |url=https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/40612 |url-status=dead |access-date=24 October 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081024162943/https://www.nme.com/news/coldplay/40612 |archive-date=24 October 2008}} After being vegetarian for a few years, he gave up while traveling to Japan, where he was not able to communicate his options to the waiters and was served beef, finding out "he really liked it".{{Cite AV media |date=21 July 2011 |time=9:40 to 10:30 |title=Coldplay – Boombox All Access |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjvmvKigmw |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307132634/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjvmvKigmw |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022 |via=YouTube}} However, he still does Meat Free Mondays along with his bandmates.{{Cite web |date=20 August 2016 |title=Meet The Other Members of Coldplay |url=https://www.globe.com.ph/go/entertainment/article/other-members-of-coldplay.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220307134519/https://www.globe.com.ph/go/entertainment/article/other-members-of-coldplay.html%23gref |archive-date=7 March 2022 |access-date=7 March 2022 |website=Globe Telecom}} In 2007, his older brother Tim founded alternative rock group The Domino State, which opened for Coldplay on Viva la Vida Tour (2008–10). He married jewellery designer Chloe Lee-Evans in November 2009.{{Cite web |date=12 November 2009 |title=Interview With Chloe Lee Evans |url=http://www.taryncoxthewife.com/wife-interview-with-chloe-lee-evans/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203160053/http://www.taryncoxthewife.com/wife-interview-with-chloe-lee-evans/ |archive-date=3 February 2022 |access-date=3 February 2022 |website=Taryn Cox The Wife}}

• {{Cite web |date=14 April 2023 |title=From the Archive: Ashe Leandro Designs An Apartment for Coldplay Guitarist Jonny Buckland |url=https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/house-interiors/a43532123/jonny-buckland-coldplay-house-tour/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230423002903/https://www.elledecor.com/design-decorate/house-interiors/a43532123/jonny-buckland-coldplay-house-tour/ |archive-date=23 April 2023 |access-date=23 April 2023 |website=Elle Decor}} The couple have two children.{{Cite web|date=3 February 2017|title=Coldplay's Jonny Buckland Could Be Your Neighbor and Landlord|url=https://observer.com/2017/02/jonny-buckland-coldplay-home-apartment-rental-nyc/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203161729/https://observer.com/2017/02/jonny-buckland-coldplay-home-apartment-rental-nyc/|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=21 May 2021|website=Observer}}

The family currently resides in the Belsize Park area of Camden, London, but they own two apartments in Manhattan, New York as well. Buckland purchased the first of them for $3.4 million in 2008, while the second was bought for $4.5 million in 2016. He is godfather to Martin's daughter Apple along with English actor Simon Pegg.{{Cite web|date=30 September 2021|title=Candidate Crush: From First Wife To His Favourite Coldplay Song: 5 Interesting Facts About Chris Martin|url=https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/candidate-crush-first-wife-his-favourite-coldplay-song-5-interesting-facts-about-chris-martin-907400|url-status=live|archive-url=https://archive.today/20220203181253/https://www.pinkvilla.com/entertainment/hollywood/candidate-crush-first-wife-his-favourite-coldplay-song-5-interesting-facts-about-chris-martin-907400|archive-date=3 February 2022|access-date=3 February 2022|website=Pinkvilla}} During an interview for BBC Radio 2, he mentioned that his favourite non-musical activity is reading books.{{Cite web |date=28 November 2019 |title=Coldplay in Session |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bp80 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230212215751/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000bp80 |archive-date=12 February 2023 |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=BBC Radio 2}}

• {{Cite tweet|number=1200148046983651328|user=coldplayxtra|title=Coldplay members on their personal hobbies when they're not doing music|author=ColdplayXtra|date=28 November 2019|access-date=29 March 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20230329025357/https://twitter.com/coldplayxtra/status/1200148046983651328|archive-date=29 March 2023|url-status=live}} His great-grandfather formed a band named Vic 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 seen on Everyday Life (2019).{{Cite web |date=22 November 2019 |title=Coldplay 酷玩樂團 / 偉大日常 |trans-title=Coldplay / Everyday Life |url=https://www.warnermusic.com.tw/products/coldplay-everyday-life |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20230621013845/https://www.warnermusic.com.tw/products/coldplay-everyday-life |archive-date=21 June 2023 |access-date=21 June 2023 |website=Warner Music Taiwan |language=zh}}

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• Parachutes (2000)
• A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002)
• X&Y (2005)
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008)
• Mylo Xyloto (2011)
• Ghost Stories (2014)
• A Head Full of Dreams (2015)
• Everyday Life (2019)
• Music of the Spheres (2021)
• Moon Music (2024)

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• "Sliding" (2003) – guitarist
• "Arthur" (2003) – guitarist
• "Beach Chair" (2006) – guitarist

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• {{Cite book|title=Viva Coldplay: A Biography|last=Roach|first=Martin|publisher=Music Sales|year=2011|isbn=9780857125941|url-access=registration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IuTFoyjgAr4C}}
• {{Cite book|title=Coldplay: Look at the Stars|last=Spivack|first=Gary|publisher=Pocket Books|year=2004|isbn=9780743491969|url-access=registration|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=luC5Ipj0vr4C}}
• {{Cite book|title=Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy|last=Roach|first=Martin|publisher=Omnibus|date=2003|isbn=9780711998100}}

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