I seriously don't know if someone already posted it (any of the other mexican coldplayers), but I thought give it a try.

 

On the front page of the entertainment section of the sunday newspaper, they have this great interview with Chris, I'll put the scan (so you can see the pics), the interview in spanish and the translation in english...

 

Enjoy!!!

 

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DA FRIDA 'VIDA' A SU DISCO

 

Proyecta Coldplay en CD ideas de la pintora mexicana

 

Begoña Arce / Especial

 

Cd. de México (31/5/2008).- Música a colores sobre asuntos sombríos. Así es como Jonny Buckland, guitarrista de Coldplay, define su nuevo disco, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, que lanzarán el 16 de junio a nivel mundial.

 

En él, explica, está muy presente la idea de la muerte, al igual que en la obra de la artista mexicana Frida Kahlo, quien inspiró el título del álbum.

 

"Al pensar que hay que morir, decides que lo que hay que hacer es vivir. Cuando tuvimos el título, supimos que queríamos más color en nuestra música, algo más visual. Queríamos expresar temas oscuros, pero con mucho color, como Frida", dice Buckland en entrevista exclusiva con Gente! en Londres "Ella nunca pintaba en tonos grises, porque son deprimentes. Siempre se agarraba a la vida", agrega.

 

Agrega que el cuarto álbum de la banda británica, liderada por Chris Martin, es el más experimental de los que han realizado hasta ahora, en parte gracias a la producción de Brian Eno (Depeche Mode, U2).

 

Esto, porque en los 10 temas del disco se mezcla el flamenco ("Cemeteries of London"), pinceladas africanas ("Yes") e incluso música sacra de órgano ("Lost!").

 

"Ha sido divertido y muy interesante mezclar todo tipo de influencias con Brian. No había fronteras de ningún tipo en lo que escuchábamos. Ahora, con la internet, se puede tener acceso instantáneo a todo.

 

"Y sería una locura no estar influenciado por muchas cosas. Pero fue difícil decidir qué canciones poníamos en el disco, porque no queríamos repetirnos, sobre todo emocionalmente", asegura el músico.

 

Confiesa que este nuevo trabajo lo tiene preocupado hasta cierto punto, aunque no es para alarmarse.

 

"Éste es el disco que me pone más nervioso, porque hemos dejado de utilizar todos los trucos de antes. Queríamos probar formas diferentes de hacer música y nos hemos sentido liberados".

 

Y aunque anteriormente los miembros de Coldplay aseguraron que sus tres primeros discos eran una especie de trilogía, Buckland se muestra dubitativo ante la idea de que Viva la Vida... sea el inicio de una nueva era para la banda.

 

"Supongo que sí, aunque no estoy muy seguro de qué tipo de nueva era. Nos dimos cuenta de ello cuando terminamos de grabar.

Habíamos explorado una vía, y llegó el momento de ensayar otras cosas".

 

Para promocionar el álbum, el grupo echó mano de los recursos tecnológicos, regalando el primer sencillo, "Violet Hill", a través de su página de internet antes de ponerlo esta semana a la venta, junto al tema "Viva la Vida", en iTunes.

 

Sin embargo, regalar el disco completo, como lo hizo Radiohead, parece ser otra historia.

 

"La opción de Radiohead, que cada quien pague lo que crea por el CD, quizás podríamos considerarla, pero la disquera va a decir que no (risas). La idea me parece bien.

 

"Creo que son muy interesantes los cambios que se están produciendo en el mundo de la música", considera.

 

¿Cuál es tu postura ante el hecho de que la gente baje la música de internet sin pagar?

 

Es algo ante lo que nosotros no podemos hacer nada. Yo ni siquiera tengo una copia de nuestro disco; así no lo puedo perder. Pero hay mucha gente a la que le siguen gustando los discos.

 

¿Por qué la idea de ofrecer conciertos gratuitos en Londres (16 de junio), Barcelona (17) y Nueva York (23) regalando los boletos en su página oficial?

 

Por la misma razón por la que pusimos gratuitamente en internet "Violet Hill". Queríamos hacer algo que escapara al cinismo. Tan simple como eso. Queríamos darle la vuelta.

 

¿Qué expectativas tienen de la nueva gira mundial, que arrancarán el 29 de junio, en Filadelfia?

 

Una gira puede ser difícil, pero también es muy divertida. Nuestra gira en Sudamérica la disfrutamos realmente, como cuando estuvimos en México. Llevábamos cinco meses en el estudio grabando, y el viaje fue para nosotros como unas vacaciones.

 

Siempre nos encanta actuar en México.

 

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GIVES FRIDA 'LIFE' TO THEIR ALBUM

 

Coldplay pryects ideas of the mexican painter on their new album.

 

Music in living colors for somber matters. That's how Jonny Buckland, guitarist for Coldplay, defines their new album, Viva la Vida or Death and all his Friends, which will be released on June 16 worldwide.

 

On it, he explains, the idea of death is constantly there, as in the works of mexican painter Frida Kahlo, which inspired the album title.

 

"When you think that you have to die, you decide that what you have to do is living. When we chose the title, we knew we wanted more colors in our music, something more visual. We wanted to express dark subjects, but with lost of color, like Frida", says Buckland on exclusive interview for Gente! in London. "She never painted with gray tones, because they are depressing. She always grabbed to life".

 

He says that their band's fourth album, with lead vocals by Chris Martin, is the most experimental they've recorded so far, partly thanks to the production of Brian Eno (Depeche Mode, U2).

 

This, because on the 10 songs on the album there's a mix of flamenco ("Cementeries of London"), african paint strokes ("Yes"), and even some sacred organ music ("Lost").

 

"It's been fun and very interesting to mix all this kind of influences with Brian. There were no boundries of any kind on the thing we were listening to. Now, with the internet, you can have instant access to almost everything".

 

"It would be crazy not to be influenced by many things. But it was hard to decide what songs to put on the record, because we didn't want to repeat ourselves, specially emotionally speaking".

 

He confesses that this new work keeps him worried to a certain point, but not too much.

 

"This is the album that makes me more nervous, because we stopped using all of the tricks we used before. We wanted to try different ways to make music and it feels so good!".

 

And even though the band said before that their first three albums were sort of a trilogy, Buckland doesn't feel that 'Viva la Vida...' it's the beginning af a new era for the band.

 

"I guess so, but I'm not sure what kind of new era we're talking about. We realised that when we finished recording. We've had explored one way, and it was time to try different things".

 

To promote the album, the band use technological resources, giving away their firs single, "Violet Hill", through their webpage before putting it on the market, along with the song "Viva La Vida" on iTunes.

 

Although, giving away for free the whole album, like Radiohead, is a whole another story.

 

"Radiohead's option, to pay what you think the record's worth, may be considerable, but the record label's hoing to say NO! (laughs). I think it's a good idea. The changes on the music business are very interesting".

 

-What's your opinion on the fact that people are downloading music for free?

 

"It's something we can't do anything about. I don't even have a copy of our new album; that way I won't lose it. But there's a lot of people out there that still likes having CD's".

 

-Why are you going to have free concerts in London (June 16), Barcelona (17) and New York (23) giving away the tickets on your webpage?

 

"For the same reason we put 'Violet Hill' for free on the internet. We wanted to do something that escaped from the usual. As simple as that. We wanted to turn it around".

 

- What are your expectations for this new that launches in Philladelphia on June 29th?

 

"Touring can be tough, but it's also a lot of fun.We enjoyed tremendously our tour in South America, like when we were in Mexico. (translator's note: JONNY!!!!! MEXICO IS IN NORTH AMERICA!!!) We spent 5 months in the studio recording, and that trip was like a vacation for us.

 

We love performing in Mexico".

 

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I'm sorry if there are any typos, I just translated it right now...

This is what I call "bad timing for posting a new thread" :(

Oh this is my first thread, at least post something guys, don't make me feel bad!!! hahahahahaha

Oh thanks! :D

 

I'll read it as soon as I finish swooning over Lovers in Japan. ;) Don't worry, everyone is a little distracted. :laugh3:

Flamenco vibe?! I wish we'd had something as cool as Coldplay to dance to in my ballroom class this year.

 

Thanks for the translation!

Oh thanks! :D

 

I'll read it as soon as I finish swooning over Lovers in Japan. ;) Don't worry, everyone is a little distracted. :laugh3:

 

hahahahahahaha yeah, i know, i was translating the article while listening to the Q's interviw and LIJ, so I guess it's going to take a while for people to notice my little thread, hahaahahahaha

its already here

 

http://coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45882

Yeah everyone is busy with Lovers in Japan and the radio transmission, but thanks a lot... damn it! I should have bought that newspaper yesterday, anyway it's cool to see local media talking about Viva la Vida.

LOL thanks so much for going to all the trouble of typing this out. And yeah, I'm afraid LIJ has stolen everybody's attention but your efforts are, trust me, very much appreciated.

its already here

 

http://coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=45882

 

Oh, sorry Hugo, I didn't see that thread before, so i thought this wasn't posted yet....

hey, i've never seen so many mexican colplday fans!! It's good to see I'm not alone in this.... hahahahahahaha

thanks for the news! I took the search function away for a while so if it was a duplicate there was little hope of you finding out :)