The music teacher who taught Coldplay guitarist Jonny said she always knew he would be successful.
He was a student at Mold Alun High school in Flintshire between the ages of 11 and 18 and Jonny was marked out for big things, according to Margaret Parr.
She said: "I had immense pleasure teaching him. He was always extremely interested in music and had immense talent for the guitar. When he studied A-level music his strength was in his composition and I always felt that he would do well."
Ms Parr, who retired from the secondary school in 2002, added that Jonny was well known to fellow pupils.
"There was great interest in the school when Coldplay started to become successful and I'm sure he will be an inspiration to the music students who are there now."
Jonny, whose family moved to Pantymwyn, Mold, when he was four, started playing guitar as a young boy, inspired firstly by the Stone Roses.
He met fellow Coldplay members at university. In fact, they came together during their first week at University College London in the mid-90s.
Away from performing with Coldplay, Jon, referred to on stage by fellow band member, Chris Martin, as Jonny Boy, has also made a cameo appearance with Martin in the British comedy horror film, Shaun of the Dead.
Update: Jonny and Chris appeared on Radio One's Jo Wiley show in April 2008. More...
Member of multi award winning band Coldplay.
