Do you feel like you know Coldplay personally?

IneedYou23 · 17-08-2012, 04:40 AM

I have followed Coldplay since A Rush Of Blood To The Head. I always knew of Yellow and the album Parachutes. But really got hooked with A Rush. Ever since then I have watched and listened to countless interviews,performances,concerts,tracks,albums,mus ic videos,etc. A lot of members on the board here im sure have followed them closely as well. I was thnking today I cant help but feel like I know them personally a little bit. Like im actually friends with them, even though I have never met them personally. Its a pretty amazing thing to have followed the band and watch them grow from album to album.

I was wondering if you guys feel like you know the band personally?

iluvjonnyboy · 17-08-2012, 04:46 AM

In a way, yes. And I often wake up after dreaming we were hanging out together. And then I realize it was just a dream...

LoryABjerre · 17-08-2012, 08:16 AM

yep me too but I dreamed that Chris was my boyfriend now but I wake up and is not true.

I no longer love the song escapist

Abracadabra · 17-08-2012, 09:14 AM

I used to be sort of angry with folks who came to know Coldplay after myself and was all possessive like "Hey, Coldplay is mine!

" So that's to answer your question to some extent.

Twisted mind · 17-08-2012, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by iluvjonnyboy;5387048
In a way, yes. And I often wake up after dreaming we were hanging out together. And then I realize it was just a dream...

Same

Cobalt · 17-08-2012, 04:30 PM

no not anymore i realised it's kinda weird

viva-la-coldplay · 17-08-2012, 06:52 PM

I'd like to think I do, but really I don't think we can properly. I am a firm believer in the opinion that, unless you've talked to someone properly, over an extended period of time, you can't know them properly (and this applies to 'normal' people as well.) Yes, we can get an idea of how they are through interviews etc and certainly we're given an insight into Chris' mind in particular through the lyrics, but watching lots of interviews with someone is not the same as knowing them. We always want to put out the best image of ourselves, even if we do it unconsciously, so the guys will be editing, if you like, their lives and opinions when they're interviewed. Also, like it or not, they will want the best media representation possible, so will obviously censor certain things. Finally, sometimes even the people we know IRL don't know who we are on the inside - I don't think even we know our full selves sometimes.

So, long story short, no, I don't feel like I know Coldplay personally. Whilst I would love to, and whilst I enjoy talking about the individual band members (I know some people don't like doing this, but personal opinion), these things always comes a clear second to their music. It's what I fell in love with them for, and I just find it a great 'extra' that they happen to be (or seem like) such wonderful, lovely guys.

Glittertrondami · 17-08-2012, 07:11 PM

I did dream that Chris was my friend once, but somebody just has to wake me up

Mollyxyloto · 17-08-2012, 09:18 PM

I love their music and if I'm honest I am obsessed with them. I feel I know them through their music (it makes sense to me). I had a dream last night that I seen Jonny walking and I ran after him but he looked back and carried on walking. The night before I had a dream that Chris ran past me onto a stage and then it ended.

it's odd because I hardly ever have dreams,must go blank.

nvdmm · 17-08-2012, 10:47 PM

i don't think we do at all. it would take years of friendship to even know your best friends properly. whilst i too have known the band for ages i think unless you lived with them in the same house for a while its impossible to know who they really are or feel like you know them personally.
but they seem to be pretty amazing people who make amazing music so i bet everyone around them feels lucky

Twisted mind · 17-08-2012, 10:50 PM

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Originally Posted by nvdmm;5387439
i don't think we do at all.

Of course we don't. That's why the title says " Do you feel like you know Coldplay personally?"

LoryABjerre · 17-08-2012, 11:07 PM

to be true, one thing is sure I do not feel lucky. so I guess I will not have the chance to know them. I'm just fangirl in real life.

Til_Kingdom_Come · 21-08-2012, 11:08 AM

wish i had twitter!!!

so sad

yeah i think that if coldplay turned up at my doorstep i would probably tell them how amazing they are and how they sort of made my life complete LOL!!!!! i would definately ask them if they will have a new album after MX

Coeurli · 27-08-2012, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by viva-la-coldplay;5387322
I'd like to think I do, but really I don't think we can properly. I am a firm believer in the opinion that, unless you've talked to someone properly, over an extended period of time, you can't know them properly (and this applies to 'normal' people as well.) Yes, we can get an idea of how they are through interviews etc and certainly we're given an insight into Chris' mind in particular through the lyrics, but watching lots of interviews with someone is not the same as knowing them. We always want to put out the best image of ourselves, even if we do it unconsciously, so the guys will be editing, if you like, their lives and opinions when they're interviewed. Also, like it or not, they will want the best media representation possible, so will obviously censor certain things. Finally, sometimes even the people we know IRL don't know who we are on the inside - I don't think even we know our full selves sometimes.

So, long story short, no, I don't feel like I know Coldplay personally. Whilst I would love to, and whilst I enjoy talking about the individual band members (I know some people don't like doing this, but personal opinion), these things always comes a clear second to their music. It's what I fell in love with them for, and I just find it a great 'extra' that they happen to be (or seem like) such wonderful, lovely guys.

I agree with this

Quote:
Originally Posted by iluvjonnyboy;5387048
I often wake up after dreaming we were hanging out together. And then I realize it was just a dream...

I've also had dreams in which I was hanging out with them

Actually, in those dreams, we talk about their career or, i have to admit, myself ( i know, I feel so self-centered

), but always something related to the band. So, overall, no, at the moment I don't feel like I know them personally.

17-08-2012, 04:40 AM	#1
IneedYou23 Coldplayer Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 1,037 Location: Hayward,California Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 0 Thanked 8 Times in 2 Posts	Do you feel like you know Coldplay personally? I have followed Coldplay since A Rush Of Blood To The Head. I always knew of Yellow and the album Parachutes. But really got hooked with A Rush. Ever since then I have watched and listened to countless interviews,performances,concerts,tracks,albums,mus ic videos,etc. A lot of members on the board here im sure have followed them closely as well. I was thnking today I cant help but feel like I know them personally a little bit. Like im actually friends with them, even though I have never met them personally. Its a pretty amazing thing to have followed the band and watch them grow from album to album. I was wondering if you guys feel like you know the band personally? __________________ \"Ya know we\'re not talking about pimps and hoes on the streets of Compton,ya know what I mean?\"-Will Champion "Get a copy of High Speed please."-Will Champion "Ahh thats a cracker"-Chris Martin http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a5/alew24/cca.jpg

17-08-2012, 09:14 AM	#4
Abracadabra I'm good at bad ideas Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 4,058 My Mood: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 15 Thanked 106 Times in 86 Posts	I used to be sort of angry with folks who came to know Coldplay after myself and was all possessive like "Hey, Coldplay is mine! " So that's to answer your question to some extent. __________________ : Quote: What is that for which, you, is of that. Why not look at that and think about that which cannot be? Tell me that, sir. Do you even know what you are for which it is not actually me or you? Probably not. Leave

17-08-2012, 02:57 PM	#5
Twisted mind TICKLE TICKLE Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12,114 Location: in FUCKLAND Chat posts: 33 Thanks given: 420 Thanked 1,035 Times in 446 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by iluvjonnyboy;5387048 In a way, yes. And I often wake up after dreaming we were hanging out together. And then I realize it was just a dream... Same __________________ ~ DeviantArt ~ Coldplay Fanart thread Cologne 12.9.2008 Düsseldorf 27.8.2009 Wembley 19.9.2009 Cologne 15.12.2011 Cologne 4.9.2012 Leipzig 14.9.2012 Hannover 22.9.2012

17-08-2012, 06:52 PM	#7
viva-la-coldplay Coldplayer Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 599 Location: Scotland Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 69 Thanked 26 Times in 21 Posts	I'd like to think I do, but really I don't think we can properly. I am a firm believer in the opinion that, unless you've talked to someone properly, over an extended period of time, you can't know them properly (and this applies to 'normal' people as well.) Yes, we can get an idea of how they are through interviews etc and certainly we're given an insight into Chris' mind in particular through the lyrics, but watching lots of interviews with someone is not the same as knowing them. We always want to put out the best image of ourselves, even if we do it unconsciously, so the guys will be editing, if you like, their lives and opinions when they're interviewed. Also, like it or not, they will want the best media representation possible, so will obviously censor certain things. Finally, sometimes even the people we know IRL don't know who we are on the inside - I don't think even we know our full selves sometimes. So, long story short, no, I don't feel like I know Coldplay personally. Whilst I would love to, and whilst I enjoy talking about the individual band members (I know some people don't like doing this, but personal opinion), these things always comes a clear second to their music. It's what I fell in love with them for, and I just find it a great 'extra' that they happen to be (or seem like) such wonderful, lovely guys. __________________ Concerts : 16th September 2009 - Hampden, Glasgow - 3rd December 2011 - SECC, Glasgow And my first Coldplay gig abroad!: 30th August 2012, Stockholm Stadion Wanting to go to many, many more! Coldplay make me happier than words can describe. "And, in the end, we lie awake and we dream of making our escape..." "She ran away in her sleep and dreamed of paradise..."

17-08-2012, 10:50 PM	#11
Twisted mind TICKLE TICKLE Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 12,114 Location: in FUCKLAND Chat posts: 33 Thanks given: 420 Thanked 1,035 Times in 446 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by nvdmm;5387439 i don't think we do at all. Of course we don't. That's why the title says " Do you feel like you know Coldplay personally?" __________________ ~ DeviantArt ~ Coldplay Fanart thread Cologne 12.9.2008 Düsseldorf 27.8.2009 Wembley 19.9.2009 Cologne 15.12.2011 Cologne 4.9.2012 Leipzig 14.9.2012 Hannover 22.9.2012

17-08-2012, 04:46 AM	#2
iluvjonnyboy nautical disaster Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 792 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 46 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	In a way, yes. And I often wake up after dreaming we were hanging out together. And then I realize it was just a dream...

17-08-2012, 08:16 AM	#3
LoryABjerre Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,937 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 92 Thanked 315 Times in 212 Posts	yep me too but I dreamed that Chris was my boyfriend now but I wake up and is not true. I no longer love the song escapist

17-08-2012, 04:30 PM	#6
Cobalt OH SUCH THE SHAME! Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 18,295 My Mood: Location: Melbourne, Australia Gender: Country: Chat posts: 10 Thanks given: 159 Thanked 163 Times in 118 Posts	no not anymore i realised it's kinda weird

17-08-2012, 07:11 PM	#8
Glittertrondami Glitterswag Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 208 My Mood: Location: one of those places in mars Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts	I did dream that Chris was my friend once, but somebody just has to wake me up

17-08-2012, 09:18 PM	#9
Mollyxyloto mmmoooooolllllllyyyyy Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 7,985 My Mood: Location: I'm a rockstar on a world tour. Gender: Country: Seen CP: 1 times Fav. CP album: AROBTTH Fav. CP song: Yellow but I love 'em all Fav. CP member: Chat posts: 1 Thanks given: 1,475 Thanked 784 Times in 635 Posts	I love their music and if I'm honest I am obsessed with them. I feel I know them through their music (it makes sense to me). I had a dream last night that I seen Jonny walking and I ran after him but he looked back and carried on walking. The night before I had a dream that Chris ran past me onto a stage and then it ended. it's odd because I hardly ever have dreams,must go blank.

17-08-2012, 10:47 PM	#10
nvdmm Coldplayer Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 397 Location: Beyond the horizon... Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 54 Thanked 29 Times in 24 Posts	i don't think we do at all. it would take years of friendship to even know your best friends properly. whilst i too have known the band for ages i think unless you lived with them in the same house for a while its impossible to know who they really are or feel like you know them personally. but they seem to be pretty amazing people who make amazing music so i bet everyone around them feels lucky

17-08-2012, 11:07 PM	#12
LoryABjerre Banned Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 6,937 My Mood: Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 92 Thanked 315 Times in 212 Posts	to be true, one thing is sure I do not feel lucky. so I guess I will not have the chance to know them. I'm just fangirl in real life.

21-08-2012, 11:08 AM	#13
Til_Kingdom_Come Live long and prosper! Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 364 My Mood: Location: Sheldon Cooper's Spot or the USS Enterprise Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 4 Thanked 17 Times in 12 Posts	wish i had twitter!!! so sad yeah i think that if coldplay turned up at my doorstep i would probably tell them how amazing they are and how they sort of made my life complete LOL!!!!! i would definately ask them if they will have a new album after MX

27-08-2012, 02:23 AM	#14
Coeurli It's pronounced Curly Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 13,841 Location: 136 Low Street, The Little Apple. Gender: Country: Chat posts: 0 Thanks given: 1,870 Thanked 1,492 Times in 847 Posts	Quote: Originally Posted by viva-la-coldplay;5387322 I'd like to think I do, but really I don't think we can properly. I am a firm believer in the opinion that, unless you've talked to someone properly, over an extended period of time, you can't know them properly (and this applies to 'normal' people as well.) Yes, we can get an idea of how they are through interviews etc and certainly we're given an insight into Chris' mind in particular through the lyrics, but watching lots of interviews with someone is not the same as knowing them. We always want to put out the best image of ourselves, even if we do it unconsciously, so the guys will be editing, if you like, their lives and opinions when they're interviewed. Also, like it or not, they will want the best media representation possible, so will obviously censor certain things. Finally, sometimes even the people we know IRL don't know who we are on the inside - I don't think even we know our full selves sometimes. So, long story short, no, I don't feel like I know Coldplay personally. Whilst I would love to, and whilst I enjoy talking about the individual band members (I know some people don't like doing this, but personal opinion), these things always comes a clear second to their music. It's what I fell in love with them for, and I just find it a great 'extra' that they happen to be (or seem like) such wonderful, lovely guys. I agree with this Quote: Originally Posted by iluvjonnyboy;5387048 I often wake up after dreaming we were hanging out together. And then I realize it was just a dream... I've also had dreams in which I was hanging out with them Actually, in those dreams, we talk about their career or, i have to admit, myself ( i know, I feel so self-centered ), but always something related to the band. So, overall, no, at the moment I don't feel like I know them personally. __________________ A dazzled Coldplay fan. Also known as R Célly, or Nikola's PR. COLDPLAY: "Four very attractive young men playing the sexiest music ever created that will melt both your heart and your brain at the same time." "We're a punk band, you know that" - CM Stade de France, Paris, 2.09.2012 The night I had eye-sex twice with The Martin