Guy Berryman

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Guy Berryman
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Berryman performing with Coldplay in 2017
Born
Guy Rupert Berryman

(1978-04-12) 12 April 1978 (age 43)
Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Occupation
  • Musician
  • songwriter
  • producer
  • photographer
  • businessman
Years active1996–present
Spouse(s)
Joanna Briston
​
​
(m. 2004; div. 2007)​
Partner(s)Keshia Gerrits
(2012-present)
Children3
Musical career
Genres
  • Alternative rock
  • pop rock
  • post-Britpop
  • synth-pop
Instruments
  • Bass
  • keyboards
  • mandolin
  • harmonica
  • vocals
Labels
Associated acts
Websitecoldplay.com

Guy Rupert Berryman (born 12 April 1978) is a Scottish musician, songwriter, producer, and the bassist for the bands Coldplay and Apparatjik. He is also the creative director of The Road Rat magazine and owner of menswear brand Applied Art Forms. Despite being left-handed, Berryman plays the bass right-handed.[2][3]

Early life[]

Berryman was born in Kirkcaldy, Scotland. He was educated at two independent schools: at The Edinburgh Academy in the city of Edinburgh in Scotland,[4] and at Kent College in the city of Canterbury in England,[2] before attending University College London.[5] His father, Rupert Berryman, is a Chartered Engineer who worked on the Channel Tunnel.[6]

Career[]

Coldplay[]

Berryman started a mechanical engineering degree at University College London (UCL),[7][8] where he met future bandmates Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, and Will Champion. Soon after he joined Coldplay, he dropped out of his engineering course and switched to a seven-year architecture programme at The Bartlett (UCL's school of architecture).[9] He dropped out of his architecture degree after one year to focus on playing bass with Coldplay. While his bandmates were still continuing their degrees, Berryman worked as a barman in a local London pub. During the Twisted Logic Tour for the promotion of Coldplay's third album, X&Y, Berryman took candid pictures of the band with disposable cameras and threw them to the audience.[10]

Business ventures[]

Berryman owned a clothing shop called "Jezebell" in London, which closed down due to debt. In 2019, Berryman began publishing "The Road Rat" magazine, which celebrates classic automobiles, he runs it from his garage and also works with the creative direction.[11] In December 2020, he launched a function-focused menswear brand called "Applied Art Forms". When talking about it to GQ, he said: "I have long been interested in classic workwear and military clothes. At heart I’m a collector. Over time I realised there were still gaps in my wardrobe, because I wanted clothing that was suited to the way we live now, with every design element considered and honed into a perfect garment.”[12][13]

Other musical projects[]

Berryman performing during Coldplay's 2008 Viva la Vida Tour

In 2004, Berryman and his Coldplay bandmate Will Champion collaborated with Magne Furuholmen of a-ha, on his solo album Past Perfect Future Tense, playing in the song "Kryptonite".[14] In 2008, Berryman participated to the Movie Soundtheme of Umi no Shanghai. He also played the bass guitar on Furuholmen's second album, A Dot of Black in the Blue of Your Bliss.

In the same year, he started collaboration with Magne Furuholmen, Jonas Bjerre (of Mew) and Martin Terefe under the band name of Apparatjik, working on a musical theme for the BBC2 series, Amazon.[15] The theme was made available along with exclusive tracks from various other artists on the Survival International charity album, Songs for Survival. Apparatjik has made their first live performance at the eleventh edition of club transmediale, an annual festival in Berlin, which took place between 28 January and 7 February 2010. Apparatjik performed inside a specially constructed cube at the WMF on Monday, 1 February 2010. On the same day, the band released their debut album, titled We Are Here.

In 2010 and 2011, Berryman produced The Pierces' new album, You and I, together with Coldplay's producer Rik Simpson. He also played electric guitar, bass guitar, percussion, glockenspiel, omnichord, and keyboards on the album.[16][17] In 2012, he produced James Levy and the Blood Red Rose's album , Pray To Be Free.[18] In 2013, he produced New York-based band, Hudson Hank's debut album, Daybreak.[19] Apparatjik's second studio album, Square Peg in a Round Hole, was released digitally in November 2011 and physically in March 2012.

Non-musical credits[]

Berryman was credited with providing photographs for the inner sleeve of the album Foot of the Mountain, released by Norwegian pop/rock band a-ha in 2009.[20]

Personal life[]

In 2004, Berryman married Joanna Briston, his childhood sweetheart,[21] in a low-key ceremony in the City of Westminster. The couple have one daughter, Nico, born 17 September 2006.[22][23] In March 2007, Coldplay's spokesman confirmed that Guy and Joanna separated after three years of marriage, and later divorced.[24] He currently lives in the Cotswolds with fianceé Keshia Gerrits,[25] and their children, Lucien and Bea. According to an article released by The Times in May 2021, Berryman has an estimated wealth of £107 million.[26]

Berryman is a marathon runner and likes to run in the nearest parks or around the neighbourhoods of the hotels whenever the band is touring. He is a fan of his local football team, Raith Rovers and have an interest in photography, fashion and electronic gadgets.[10] He also owns a vintage, retro-style jukebox and collects Motown and Stax 7" singles to play on it, joking that he knows "every second-hand vinyl shop in every major U.S. city". Berryman restore classic cars as a hobby too. In 2021, he revealed that before doing so, he had an ambition to restore airplanes and learn to fly them, but given the complexity of the task, he eventually got bored of the idea.[27]

Discography[]

With Coldplay[]

Main article: Coldplay discography
  • 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)

With Apparatjik[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Coldplay's Guy Berryman on keeping up with Chris Martin". The Times. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Kent College's Greatest Graduates". Holland Park. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Guy Berryman". AppleTV. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Notable Alumni - The Edinburgh Academy". www.edinburghacademy.org.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Coldplay recall UCL". UCL News. 29 June 2005. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  6. ^ "Coldplay's Guy Berryman and other musicians who have rocked up at Le Mans". 24h-lemans.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  7. ^ Desk, CCC News (17 February 2021). "Coldplay's Guy Berryman – Classic Cars Generate A Smile". Classic Car Curation. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ "DRIVING BASS: Guy Berryman | The Rake". therake.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  9. ^ Roach, Martin (2003). Coldplay: Nobody Said It Was Easy. Location unknown:Omnibus Press, 18. ISBN 0-7119-9810-8
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b Scaggs, Austin; Corbijn, Anton (25 August 2005), "COLDPLAY'S QUIET STORM". "THE HANDSOME ONE" Rolling Stone. (981):40–46
  11. ^ TYLER HEATLEY (24 April 2019). "Check out Coldplay star Guy Berryman's garage". Motorious.
  12. ^ Maoui, Zak. "Coldplay's Guy Berryman has delivered a lesson in winter weather-wear". British GQ. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  13. ^ Broeke, Teo van den. "From Coldplay to couture (kinda): inside Guy Berryman's Applied Art Forms". British GQ. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Coldplay contribute to a-ha member's solo album". Listento.no. Retrieved 7 May 2004.
  15. ^ "Coldplay and A-ha team up". Teletext. Archived from the original on 26 August 2008. Retrieved 22 August 2008.
  16. ^ "The Pierces – You & I (LP, UK) | Pop-Catastrophe.co.uk". Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  17. ^ Fulton, Rick (23 June 2011). "Guy and Dolls - Coldplay's Guy Berryman to play twice at this years T in the Park". Daily Record. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  18. ^ "James Levy & The Blood Red Rose - Pray To Be Free". diymag.com. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Stream Hudson Hank's Debut Album (Produced By Coldplay's Guy Berryman)". American Songwriter. 16 September 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
  20. ^ [1] Archived 18 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  21. ^ Killkelly, Daniel (12 May 2007). "Coldplay star splits from wife". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  22. ^ Montgomery, James (2 October 2006). "No Five-Year Hiatus For Coldplay – But They Are Taking A Break". MTV News. mtv.com (MTV Networks). Retrieved 14 October 2008.
  23. ^ "Coldplay to take hiatus?". Ireland On-Line. 2 October 2006. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2008.
  24. ^ Taylor, Chris (12 May 2007). "Coldplay Star Splits With Wife". Entertainment Wise. Retrieved 11 July 2008. Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman has split from his childhood sweetheart wife Joanna just six months after the birth of their first child.
  25. ^ Hope, Hannah (24 March 2014). "Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman engaged to Dutch model Keshia Gerrits".
  26. ^ "Coldplay's Guy Berryman on keeping up with Chris Martin". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  27. ^ "My Three Watch Wardrobe: Mr Guy Berryman". Mr Porter. 13 April 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

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