Chris Martin of Coldplay says that the band doesn't want to impose its political beliefs on others, but the band members feel it's their responsibility to use their celebrity status to bring attention to important issues.

 

The band supports Oxfam's fair trade campaign, which lobbies against trade policies that negatively affect developing countries, such as the influx of goods from developed countries.

 

Martin said at a news conference in Hong Kong before a Coldplay concert on Thursday "We don't want to be preachy, we just say those words (fair trade), and make sure people look it up themselves."

 

He says, "When one or two people take pictures of us, we feel like we could start advertising something we care about."

 

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FREE trade?!

i think it means CP brings attention to the negative effects of free trade :P

Coldplay uses name for cause

 

Coldplay doesn’t want to impose their political beliefs on others, says frontman Chris Martin, but band members feel an obligation to use their celebrity for a good cause.

 

Coldplay supports Oxfam’s fair trade campaign, which lobbies against trade policies that hurt developing countries, such as the influx of goods from developed countries.

 

“We don’t want to be preachy, we just say those words (fair trade), and make sure people look it up themselves,” Martin said at a news conference ahead of a concert Thursday.

 

He said the British rock band wants to put their name recognition to good use.

 

He also said the band dislikes their debut album, “Parachutes,” which was released in 2000.

 

“We know that’s terrible music, and we always try to think about what we can do next,” Martin said.

 

He declined to say when their next album will be released, but said it definitely won’t be this year.

 

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