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Champion was born in Southampton , Hampshire , England where his father, Timothy Champion, is professor of Archaeology at the University Of Southampton . Having two teacher parents led him to be musically inclined. 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. 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." In Fall 2004 , Champion and Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman guested on A-ha keyboardist Magne Furuholmen's first solo album, '' Past Perfect Future Tense ''. Will was the first Coldplay member to marry: He married Marianne Dark, a teacher, in 2003. They are currently expecting their first child, due in Spring 2006. REFERENCES
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