Will Champion

Will Champion (born 31 July 1978) is the drummer of the band Coldplay.

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31 July - 1978 - Drummer - Coldplay

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Champion was born in Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom where his father, Timothy Champion, is professor of archaeology at the University of Southampton. As a youth, his musical influences included Tom Waits and traditional Irish folk music. He grew up playing guitar, but also had experience on the piano, bass, and tin whistle. Before joining Coldplay, he performed in a band called Fat Hamster.

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Southampton - Hampshire - United Kingdom - Archaeology - University of Southampton - Tom Waits - Traditional Irish folk music - Guitar - Piano - Bass - Tin whistle

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Champion studied anthropology at University College London, where he met his future bandmates and formed Coldplay, despite having no experience on the drums. The multi-instrumentalist picked up the drums quickly and earned fulltime duties on the band. According to lead singer Chris Martin, "Will is like a human jukebox, he's more a guitarist than a drummer. Me and Will used to sit on the stairs at our halls of residence and he'd know more songs than anyone. You name it, he'd play it."

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Anthropology - University College London - Chris Martin - Jukebox

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In Fall 2004, Champion and Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman guested on a-ha keyboardist Magne Furuholmen's first solo album, Past Perfect Future Tense.

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2004 - Guy Berryman - A-ha - Magne Furuholmen's - Past Perfect Future Tense

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