Jamie Cook
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jamie Robert Cook[1] |
| Born | July 8, 1985 Sheffield, England |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock, Post-punk revival |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, Backing Vocals |
| Years active | 2002 - Present |
| Label(s) | Domino |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Gibson ES-335 Fender Telecaster |
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Jamie Cook (born Jamie Robert Cook[2], 8 July 1985) is the guitarist of Sheffield's Arctic Monkeys.
[edit] History
Cook and Alex Turner were neighbours in High Green[3], and like Turner, Cook asked for a musical instrument as a Christmas present in 2001, receiving his first electric guitar[4].
Nicknamed "Cookie", he has been the band's most outspoken member, going on record as saying he "fucking hates the [print] news" and defending the band's numerous successive records by saying "I couldn’t see us being like Coldplay, it’d just be fucking boring. You tour your album for three years and play the same fucking gig night after night. It must really be depressing. Some people might enjoy doing that, but we couldn't." [5]. Cook is also known for his lively stage charisma, often dancing and moving about while playing his guitar along with the band's front man Alex Turner. [6]
Despite leaving home, Cook has maintained residence in the Sheffield area along with fellow band member, Helders.[7]. He has been described as "the bullishly confident blue-collar lad [of the group]"[8].
Cook is also considered to be the "indie music fanatic" of the group. In an NME article, it was mentioned that before Jamie joined the band, they had a funkier groove and resembled the sound of Jamiroquai. Armed with the likes of musical tastes for bands such as The Smiths, The Strokes, Oasis, and Queens of the Stone Age, Cook supposedly turned the band into what it is today [9].
[edit] Equipment
During the first album, Cook's setup was fairly simple : A Fender Telecaster 62 reissue. His pedals were a MXR M-104 Distortion+, a Electro-Harmonix Big Muff and, at least for a while, he could be seen using a T-Rex Dr. Swamp twin distortion pedal. He also had a Boss TU-2 Tuner. His amplifier used was a Hiwatt Custom 50-Watt 2×12 Combo.
From the second album onwards, he has had quite an elaborate pedalboard. The pedals used have almost changed altogether. He sticks to his MXR M-104 Distortion+, and has added a Electro Harmonix Little Big Muff, an Electro Harmonix Hog, an Electro Harmonix Pulsar Tremolo, an Electro Harmonix Deluxe Memory Man, a Boss LS-2 Line Selector, and has also been seen with a phaser and a wah pedal. His main guitar now is an old Gibson ES semi-acoustic model. His amplifier remains as Hiwatt.
[edit] References
- ^ UK births, marriages, and deaths index 1985-2005
- ^ ASCAP: American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
- ^ "Arctic donkey", The Sun, Retrieved 9 June 2006.
- ^ "Brits go bananas", Hour.ca, 16 March 2006.
- ^ "Young Brains", San Diego CityBeat, 31 May 2006.
- ^ YouTube - Arctic Monkeys I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor
- ^ "Arctic Monkeys conquer UK; Is America next?", Reuters, 2007-05-17. Retrieved on 2007-05-18.
- ^ "The Lads Are Alright", Blender, May 2006.
- ^ Mardy Bum.com
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