I think everyone was surprised. They didn't like the way Guy's wife looked at all and said that Jonny's girlfriend looked bitchy, which I think was a little unfair. She just looked abit nervous - which would be understandable! I guess you can never tell from one photo - it wasn't a good one of any of them. Would be interesting to see what the others look like - now that we know how wrong everyone was about Guy's wife!

Yeah come to think about it, she must of been really nervous at that Sylvia premiere, poor thing. I feel kinda bad now for hating her coz she looks really sweet!

Can you imagine walking down a red carpet for the first time with all those cameras going off! I think I'd pee my pants! You wouldn't know where to look or what to do with yourself! I guess Gwyneth has grown up with it and has an army of stylists etc so it's just part of her job - but to do for the first time... :stunned:

thanks for the new scan and article transcription. Can I just ask - what was the title of that 2002 article?

 

Also - who's going to check out the shop. I wouldn't mind a ganders. Prolly wouldn't be able to afford anything in there. :lol: :cry: :lol:

Yeah i wanna go see it!

I know. It's scary. I can't imagine what I would look like if I had hundreds of cameras flashing all around me and knowing that they'll be available for millions of people to see...millions of people who can't wait to find the tiniest thing that's wrong with me so they can endlessly criticize "the rock star's girlfriend". You know what I mean? And maybe she looks more relaxed in the Harpers & Queen pic cuz she knew she was in good hands, with the make up and the photographer and all. I mean, with who would you feel more comfortable: an annoying paparazzi photographer or a professional one? It's a no brainer.

This has probably been posted before, but i just found this on google....

 

 

 

Now hear this

 

Coldplay's latest album launched at the top of the charts in 28 countries. We go behind the music to find out the mass appeal of these regular blokes.

 

By Michele Hatty

 

 

Coldplay -- Will Champion, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland -- will launch its North American tour Aug. 2 in Toronto.

Chris Martin, 28, sits down at his piano to play the first few bars of "Square One," the dreamily melodic first track off of Brit-pop supergroup Coldplay's newest album. Directing all of his energy at the ivories, he folds his lanky 6-foot-1 frame almost in half, resembling an overgrown Schroeder from the classic "Peanuts" comic strip. As the song gets more intense, he pushes back on his piano stool, kicks his heels at the ground and shakes his body to the beat of the drums being pounded out by Will Champion, 26. It's a striking image: One almost expects Martin -- best known to some as "Mr. Gwyneth Paltrow" -- to knock the stool right out from underneath himself. It's clear Martin is lost in the music, lost in the moment. And, with bandmates Champion, bassist Guy Berryman, 27, and guitarist Jonny Buckland, 27, he brings the crowd (tonight, it's those assembled at a rain-soaked amphitheater in Baltimore) right along with him.

 

"It's sometimes tempting to see bands as just the front-man plus three, but anyone who knows us will tell you that's really not the case," the blue-eyed, scruffy-faced Martin says later. "I'm the one people see a bit more, but the engine is going on elsewhere."

 

Together, the foursome have found solid success on the pop music scene since forming Coldplay in 1997: Both 2000's "Parachutes" and 2002's "A Rush of Blood to the Head" have gone multiplatinum. And the band's new album, X&Y, debuted atop the charts in June, selling an impressive 737,000 copies in its first week out. With four Grammys to its name -- including last year's Record of the Year for the soulful anthem "Clocks" -- the band was determined to take its time laying down this set of tracks. In all, Coldplay spent 18 months in the studio.

 

"I don't really have any control about when songs come out. It's like fishing, you know? You just have to wait and maybe you'll get a bite one day," Martin says, philosophically. "It took that period of time for the right songs to arrive. We don't like to record anything that's been contrived or designed. It has to come out naturally."

 

The resulting album, filled with standard-issue Coldplay themes of love, loss and longing, goes far in satisfying fans' yearnings for understanding and empathy in the form of Martin's haunting falsetto. And the personal feel to the lyrics in songs such as Fix You, in which Martin sings about recovering from grief, can't help but make listeners think about the singer's A-list wife, actress Paltrow, whose father died after a long battle with cancer just before the band began to record "X&Y." For a celebrity-obsessed culture, getting a glimpse into Martin and Paltrow's private life -- and even sorrow -- through Coldplay's lyrics is intriguing.

 

"Fans of Coldplay really feel emotionally connected to the music," says "Los Angeles Daily News" music critic Fred Shuster. "And lyrically, [Martin] is true to himself, true to what he wants to express."

 

That sort of transparency can be surprising. Take these plaintive lyrics in "What If:" "What if you should decide/that you don't want me there in your life." If someone like Martin, who has a daughter, Apple, 1, with Paltrow, can feel insecure in romantic relationships, then surely he's as human as the rest of us.

 

"Everything in my life comes up," Martin says, of the words he writes. "Gwyneth's in there. My friends are in there. The way I see the world is in there. The lyrics come out and I just -- I try not to get in their way."

 

Sure, but do the other guys ever get tired of playing songs that speak solely to their lead singer's life? "No," replies bassist Berryman, "because a lot of the things he sings about are echoed in our lives as well."

 

Then there is Martin's fame. Berryman, Buckland and Champion are members of one of the world's most successful pop bands, but they don't get recognized on the streets of New York the way Martin does when he's pushing his daughter in a pram. Do the other guys get jealous of Martin's celebrity status? "No," drummer Champion says, cheerfully. "Our relative anonymity is brilliant. It couldn't be better."

 

Although he'll refer to it in carefully written lyrics, Martin is coy when it comes to talking freely about his private life. When asked if Paltrow is "the Yoko Ono of Coldplay," he is silent for a moment, then slowly dodges the implications. "I think that's an interesting question," he replies. "I think Yoko Ono gets some incredibly bad press, and I think she inspired some incredible songs. Most wives, whether they are famous or not, have a significant influence on their husbands."

 

And Paltrow, who married Martin in December 2003, isn't the only Coldplay wife. Berryman and Champion are both relative newlyweds whose wives often travel with the band. And Buckland is in a serious relationship. When one spends time with all four members of the band, it becomes obvious that each is both settled and grounded, even -- dare we say it -- slightly boring.

 

"Rock 'n' roll isn't about going out and having groupies and taking loads of drugs," Berryman says, somewhat defensively. "This is what we wanted to do -- get married and have kids. Rock 'n' roll is really about not worrying what anyone else thinks."

 

The quartet met in London during their first few weeks at University College in 1996. Within a year, they were an official band. ("Our first gig, we had the worst name for any band, ever," groans guitarist Buckland. "We were called Starfish.")

 

At school, Berryman studied engineering and architecture, Buckland studied math and astronomy, Champion studied anthropology, and Martin studied ancient history. The latter three earned degrees in 1999, just before recording "Parachutes." Their academic backgrounds contribute to the band's interests in a larger world than music.

 

Take their devotion to fair trade -- which activists describe as the idea that all countries, especially poor ones, should receive fair market value for the goods they produce and sell. This is Coldplay's Big Issue. And Martin balks that some might find it disingenuous for wealthy pop stars to lecture others on poverty.

 

"I totally understand the cynicism, but I don't think it's necessarily correct," he says, firmly. "I live a life of privilege; I'm aware of that. But it doesn't mean I'm not going to talk about people that don't. I think that would be even worse."

 

Fair enough. For now, whether it's talking about Big Issues or even choosing wardrobe, it's clear Coldplay is intent on presenting a united front. When their Baltimore show comes to an end, the foursome, dressed in black clothes and white shoes, step up to the front of the stage, grab each other's shoulders and bow in unison -- four regular blokes from across the pond who just happen to be pushing everyone they meet toward their addictive brand of soulful introspection.

 

Lead singer Chris Martin is silent for a moment when asked if wife Gwyneth Paltrow is "the Yoko Ono of Coldplay."

thanks for the new scan and article transcription. Can I just ask - what was the title of that 2002 article?

 

Also - who's going to check out the shop. I wouldn't mind a ganders. Prolly wouldn't be able to afford anything in there. :lol: :cry: :lol:

 

The title's "The Great Pretender". What that's referring to, I have no idea! lol!

I'm definitely checking out the shop the next time I'm in London!! One of my friends, who's doing work experience in the fashion industry, told me that quite a few people have been talking about Jezebell where she works, and they're saying lots of good stuff too. So I guess that must mean it's gonna be a "good" boutique if the people working in the fashion industry themselves are praising it.

NELLY FURTADO!?!?!

 

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?!?! :huh:

 

OMG

 

I never heard anything about that. :dizzy:

Thanks Steph!

I wonder if she will actually work in it - I mean be there everyday - probably not. I would think that she and her friend just own and manages it. Would be weird to walk in and find her there! Wonder what Jonny's girlfriend does. If Will's is a teacher and Guy's owns a shop. Never seen anything about what the other one does. What's the guess?!

thanks for the new scan and article transcription. Can I just ask - what was the title of that 2002 article?

 

Also - who's going to check out the shop. I wouldn't mind a ganders. Prolly wouldn't be able to afford anything in there. :lol: :cry: :lol:

 

The title's "The Great Pretender". What that's referring to, I have no idea! lol!

I'm definitely checking out the shop the next time I'm in London!! One of my friends, who's doing work experience in the fashion industry, told me that quite a few people have been talking about Jezebell where she works, and they're saying lots of good stuff too. So I guess that must mean it's gonna be a "good" boutique if the people working in the fashion industry themselves are praising it.

 

I guess so... :) Thanks Sherine!

Thanks Sherine and CPfan50 for the Q mag article and the Harpers scan... They're both fab :D The Q one especially was an eye-opener :o

 

My guess is that 'the Great Pretender' refers to our very own Chris Martin! :lol: :dozey:

i read somewhere that jon's girlfriend is an actor..but i'm not too sure...

An actress - really?! Has anyone seen her in anything?

Actress?? Are you sure? hmmm, possible. She could be an up-and-coming actress, or maybe a low-profile actress, like in theatre and stuff. She's hot, so it's very possible.

i don't know where i have read it, but..then again..it was a long time ago so i would be susprised i've messed up her and gwyneth :lol:

:lol: possibly! But I wouldn't rule it out though. There are TONS of actors and actresses we don't know about out there. She could very well be one of them.

yeah.that was my first thought. i wasn't suprised. maybe she's hoping she'll get famous ...with a little help of johnny boy :lol:

She's been with him for three years so I doubt she's using him for that... she'd better not be OR ELSE!! :lol:

yeah..i was just kidding.. :lol:

So was I! I am sure she's lovely. Jonny wouldn't go out with someone who wasn't. Would love to know if she was an actress though. You are probably right about doing theatre stuff rather than movie things. That would be kind of cool.

that wasn't his brother..i've just looked ..there's chef mark in the nobu restourant but his surname is edwards not berryman..so..

It was a while ago - maybe he doesn't works there anymore?

don't know..but i think that's too big coincidece...