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 as A-Ha, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, U2 and Peter Gabriel, who achieved commercial success in the 1980s by melding intelligent songwriting w...
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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 as A-Ha, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths, U2 and Peter Gabriel, who achieved commercial success in the 1980s by melding intelligent songwriting with musical sophistication. Martin then went to University College, London, to study Ancient World Studies, where he also met his future Coldplay bandmates.Martin achieved fame in 2000 when the band's album, "Parachutes", became a major hit and spawned the popular single "Yellow". Many critics saw Coldplay as the natural heirs to Radiohead but with a more radio-friendly sound. Since the success of "Parachutes", Coldplay have remained one of the biggest bands in the world, a constant presence on radio and one of the few British stadium bands of the 21st century.In 2003, Martin's celebrity status increased with his marriage to the American actress and Hollywood movie star Gwyneth Paltrow. Martin has become renowned for his political activism and he is a an avowed supporter of the human rights organisation Amnesty International. In 2014, he paid tribute to one of his biggest musical influences when he inducted Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Show less «
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.
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.
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 t...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. Show less «
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 t...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. Show less «
It's hard for us sometimes because we are English and we do not like to admit that we think we are great.
It's hard for us sometimes because we are English and we do not like to admit that we think we are great.
[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.
I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.
I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.
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.
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.
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.
You can try to be catchy without being slick, poppy without being pop, and you can be uplifting without being pompous. Because we're sometim...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. Show less «
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...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. Show less «
[on A-Ha] Unbelievable songwriting. One of the first bands I loved.
[on A-Ha] Unbelievable songwriting. One of the first bands I loved.
[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 rep...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." Show less «
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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