Chris Martin is known for being super calm. The Coldplay singer seems perpetually at ease, always exuding positive energy and a “let’s hug” vibe, and his band has set music records that have filled stadiums around the world over the past two years. Full houses (usually lasting three or more nights).
and in a new rolling stones In the cover story, Martin seems largely unaffected, leaning toward a thorough acceptance of what his band’s music means and how the world hears their operating argument: that peace and love are the answer.
“When I talk about world peace, I’m also talking about my own heart,” he told the magazine. “Don’t hate yourself is a daily thing. Forget about external criticism – there’s also internal criticism. This is indeed our mission now: we make a conscious effort to hold high the banner of love and make love the solution to all problems .not that much [groups] Promote this idea to so many people. So we did it. I need to hear this too so I don’t give up and become bitter, twisted, hide away, and hate everyone. I didn’t want to do it, but it was too tempting.
Much of this profile revolves around a familiar topic: Coldplay is not cool. But 28 years later, and 100 million albums sold and more than 10 million tickets on their tours to date, Martin once again says he’s 100% ok with Coldplay’s style without worrying about what people say, or think His band.
“There was a time when we [were like]”Well, we should probably try to look a little like this, or talk a little like that,” Martin said of the ongoing pressure to change the group’s signature happy-go-lucky global peace warrior vibe. “And now, it’s like, ‘No.'” Just follow what you’re being sent. It was a very freeing place. If you want a puppet to sing a song, well, some people might not like that – my mom is one of them, for example. But my point is, it’s part of my journey of, ‘Okay, I love you, this is what we’re doing.
Sure, they sing with puppets on tour, wear themed costumes, and appear on QVC to hawk their latest album, moon music. But for Martin, the sometimes ironic slings and arrows are part of the “you do you, I do me” game, and the eerily calm singer says he’s come to terms with it. “If we lived in a world where everyone had to [like the same thing]. We’re a very, very easy, safe target,” Martin said. “We’re not going to fight back. We’re four white, middle-class men from England. We should put some effort into what our people do. There’s a reason why we’re able to play football around the world and part of that doesn’t necessarily mean Very healthy.
The Music of the Spheres tour is an overwhelming visual feast, filled with confetti, dancing aliens, four-shot pyrotechnics, a dynamic dance floor, an exercise bike powering the satellite stage and enough of the indisputably sweet, Touching moments that at times feel like scenes from Mickey Mouse’s Parade of Stars. Martin, by the way, is totally fine with that, too.
“Maybe drama is part of it. It’s kind of like Disneyland, ‘Okay, let’s spend a few hours in this place where no one hates each other,'” he said. “The second happiest place on earth. Copyright owned by Coldplay.”
Martin seems open to any topic, including his constant teasing of his 18-year-old son Moses and his undying love for his 20-year-old daughter April, in addition to his relationship with long-time actress Dakota Johnson (according to reported to be a relationship with his fiancée). Martin told the outlet after tabloid rumors questioned whether the glow of their romance had faded RS This is not the story he wants to tell.
“It’s important to say [romantic love] is such an important factor in everything, although it is right to keep it as precious and private as it feels; I do not deny its power,” he said, although the author noted that the singer mentioned it several times during their chat Johnson, including the Kacey Musgraves song they listened to prime time They recently released an album together. He also revealed that his “few” best friends came later, saying he only has a handful of best friends, including Coldplay’s manager, his bandmates, his children and Johnson.
Martin is also keenly aware of pop star boom and bust cycles and the toll they can take, noting that every year a new artist emerges or releases an album that “puts you in your place” and makes other musicians feel Be humbled and inspired. For him, this year is Chappelle Rowan. “I hope she’s okay,” he said of the “Pink Pony Club” singer, who has spoken candidly about her struggles dealing with the sudden intensity of the spotlight.
“It’s hard on young people, especially when they’re on their own,” he adds, thanking him for having three old friends/bandmates: bassist Guy Berryman, guitarist Jonny Buckland and drummer Will Champion.
Finally, Martin sums up the tension of being one of the most beloved bands on the planet and one of the most critically criticized slam dunk bands. “It’s like you start out as a band with three fans and one guy in the bar thinks you’re terrible. Then you go to a band with 3,000 fans and 10 people on the internet who think you’re terrible A band of people,” he said. “When you become the biggest band in the world, you also become the least popular band in the world. You can never escape. If you only seek to win, you can never win. The stronger the light, the darker the shadow.
He’s also again leaning towards the idea that his band only has two albums left, an animated musical based on a story he and manager Phil Harvey are writing, and a final self-titled record that will bring it back starting point. “I’ve known this album cover since 1999,” he said of the image, which harkens back to Coldplay’s earliest days.
Oh, but he’d also love to release a compendium of all the songs that never appeared on a Coldplay album called ” alphabetical orderwhich will pass through the alphabet thanks to deletions and orphans never being promoted. “We don’t have any extra songs from Q,” he lamented. “That’s the one I stand for.”
