Chris Martin
Birthday: 2 March 1977, Exeter, Devon, England, UK
Birth Name: Christopher Anthony John Martin
Height: 186 cm
One of the UK's most distinctive and popular singers and songwriters, Chris Martin was educated at the prestigious Sherborne School in Dorset. As a child he was musically inspired by artists such ...Show More
You can try to be catchy without being slick, poppy without being pop, and you can be uplifting with Show more
You can try to be catchy without being slick, poppy without being pop, and you can be uplifting without being pompous. Because we're sometimes playing quieter stuff, it's hard to sound like we're trying to change things, but we wanted to be a reaction against soulless rubbish. Hide
People like Richard Ashcroft and Morrissey (Morrissey) are brilliant but when there's a band there's Show more
People like Richard Ashcroft and Morrissey (Morrissey) are brilliant but when there's a band there's a little bit of spark there; a bit of tension maybe that makes it work. Hide
I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.
I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.
We're one of the world's worst but most enthusiastic plagiarists as a band. We'll try and copy anyth Show more
We're one of the world's worst but most enthusiastic plagiarists as a band. We'll try and copy anything but tends to fail so we come up with something that's a bit...sounds like us, only through trying to sound like somebody else. Hide
When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.
When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.
Awards are essentially nonsense, but we're all going to die when George Bush (George W. Bush) has hi Show more
Awards are essentially nonsense, but we're all going to die when George Bush (George W. Bush) has his way - it's good to go out with a bang. Hide
Being voted the world's sexiest vegetarian is about as cool as it gets. It's not quite as cool as Br Show more
Being voted the world's sexiest vegetarian is about as cool as it gets. It's not quite as cool as Brad Pitt, but it'll do. Those have been the two biggest challenges of my life: trying to follow Radiohead, and trying to follow Brad Pitt. Hide
We want to make something that moves us when we hear it. Because after all the hype and awards and w Show more
We want to make something that moves us when we hear it. Because after all the hype and awards and whatever, that's all music is. Hide
[inducting Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame] And Phil The Collins said unto him, "W Show more
[inducting Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame] And Phil The Collins said unto him, "Who are you, oh angel?" And the angel replied, "I am Gabriel." ... "Ye shall be the singer of Genesis now." And the Phil that was called Collins was awestruck in the presence of the angel and replied, "How can this be, oh angel? I am but a humble drummer. I can't dance. I can't talk. The only thing about me is the way I walk." Hide
[on EMI] Deadlines mean nothing to us. We'll sink the whole company if we have to.
[on EMI] Deadlines mean nothing to us. We'll sink the whole company if we have to.
[on A-Ha] Unbelievable songwriting. One of the first bands I loved.
[on A-Ha] Unbelievable songwriting. One of the first bands I loved.
It's hard for us sometimes because we are English and we do not like to admit that we think we are g Show more
It's hard for us sometimes because we are English and we do not like to admit that we think we are great. Hide
I would still give my left ball to write anything as good as OK Computer.
I would still give my left ball to write anything as good as OK Computer.
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