▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : H ang ▁gl iders <0x0A> </s> ▁Guy ▁Ru pert ▁Ber ry man ▁( born ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 8 ) ▁is ▁a ▁Scottish ▁music ian ▁and ▁photograph er ▁best ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁bass ist ▁for ▁the ▁bands ▁Cold play ▁and ▁Appar at j ik . ▁Though ▁Ber ry man ▁is ▁left - hand ed , ▁he ▁plays ▁the ▁bass ▁right - hand ed . ▁ ▁Cold play ▁Ber ry man ▁started ▁a ▁mechanical ▁engineering ▁degree ▁at ▁University ▁College ▁London ▁( U CL ). ▁So on ▁after ▁he ▁joined ▁Cold play , ▁he ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁engineering ▁course ▁and ▁switched ▁to ▁a ▁seven - year ▁architecture ▁programme ▁at ▁The ▁Bart lett ▁( U CL ' s ▁school ▁of ▁architecture ). ▁He ▁dropped ▁out ▁of ▁his ▁architecture ▁degree ▁after ▁one ▁year ▁to ▁focus ▁on ▁playing ▁bass ▁with ▁Cold play . ▁While ▁his ▁band m ates ▁were ▁still ▁continu ing ▁their ▁degrees , ▁Ber ry man ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁bar man ▁in ▁a ▁local ▁London ▁pub . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁Tw isted ▁Log ic ▁Tour ▁for ▁the ▁promotion ▁of ▁Cold play ' s ▁third ▁album , ▁X & Y , ▁Ber ry man ▁took ▁candid ▁pictures ▁of ▁the ▁band ▁with ▁dispos able ▁cam eras ▁and ▁threw ▁them ▁to ▁the ▁audience . ▁ ▁Business ▁vent ures ▁Ber ry man ▁owned ▁a ▁cl othing ▁shop ▁called ▁" J ez eb ell " ▁in ▁London , ▁which ▁closed ▁down ▁due ▁to ▁deb t . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2