agreed. his first line, even, was tinged with a bad mood. everyone gets in bad moods of course, especially when its what, your FOURTH interview that day? but as much as i love chris, i'd think that after 31 years of living with himself, he'd figure out how to keep it in check a little better, especially when people aren't really being out of order.

 

for an artist, i know it's pretty much impossible, but i wish there was some way that chris could take the same attitude towards the naysayers and hoity-toity critics that a lot of us do on here: we still love coldplay, no matter WHAT the reviews say or WHAT trolls come on here and call us morons for liking coldplay, because that's just what we like to listen to. coldplay themselves are always going to try and get better, no matter WHAT the critics and interviewers say, because that's just who they are. what should matter most to chris and the guys is that they've made a LOT of people, literally thousands and thousands of people, very very happy. while there's always going to be the annoying buzz of critics and writers and interviewers, they're still going to do their thing no matter what they say, so i wish they could just fully grasp how much they mean to us, the fans, who really matter to their success in the first place :D

 

oof, it's getting to be that time where i write a lot...

 

:( lol

 

If I had his e-mail, i'd send this to him and tell him this is why he needs to tone it down a bit.

agreed. his first line, even, was tinged with a bad mood. everyone gets in bad moods of course, especially when its what, your FOURTH interview that day? but as much as i love chris, i'd think that after 31 years of living with himself, he'd figure out how to keep it in check a little better, especially when people aren't really being out of order.

 

for an artist, i know it's pretty much impossible, but i wish there was some way that chris could take the same attitude towards the naysayers and hoity-toity critics that a lot of us do on here: we still love coldplay, no matter WHAT the reviews say or WHAT trolls come on here and call us morons for liking coldplay, because that's just what we like to listen to. coldplay themselves are always going to try and get better, no matter WHAT the critics and interviewers say, because that's just who they are. what should matter most to chris and the guys is that they've made a LOT of people, literally thousands and thousands of people, very very happy. while there's always going to be the annoying buzz of critics and writers and interviewers, they're still going to do their thing no matter what they say, so i wish they could just fully grasp how much they mean to us, the fans, who really matter to their success in the first place :D

 

oof, it's getting to be that time where i write a lot...

 

Cheers. :)

 

Write as much as you'd like.

uggggh, i just went and reread that yahoo article, and the american media seems to be blowing it even MORE out of proprotion. this is like a snowball rolling down a hill. really, chris wasn't out of line, either. cranky and oversensitive, yes, but he did NOT have a hissy fit. my god.

 

maybe the original whats-his-name interviewer wasn't out of order, but the people writing up these articles about it certainly are.

uggggh, i just went and reread that yahoo article, and the american media seems to be blowing it even MORE out of proprotion. this is like a snowball rolling down a hill. really, chris wasn't out of line, either. cranky and oversensitive, yes, but he did NOT have a hissy fit. my god.

 

maybe the original whats-his-name interviewer wasn't out of order, but the people writing up these articles about it certainly are.

 

Hear, hear! That's what I've been thinking!

 

And that Yahoo screenshot is embarrassing- Tim Russert dies and they're focusing on Chris having a bad day (or whatever happened to him during the interview)?!

agreed. tim russert isn't even on one of those "featured" story things, and the news is less than 24 hours old. someone that great deserves to be not bumped off the big news list by an overblown story about a cranky pop star (albeit one that i love :D). i know the story's just below in the news section, but really. people need to pipe down.

 

grr. this is like the 4th story in TWO DAYS of the album being released: this, the one about him wondering if he was gay (that was "news" back in 2003, nothing new about it), and the whole "crack" think on the jo whiley interview. the media are like cats or babies: the album is something shiny to attract their attention, and once they've got that thing that caught their eye, they go to town on every little thing about it. ridiculous.

i read that too.

 

why this has become a big issue in the world?!:confused:

My friend (Who is a psychologist) thinks Chris may be bi-polar. That wouldn't surprise me in the slightest. Bi-polar people tent to be highly creative, perfectionists, and react very suddenly and unpredictably. (and knowing there are some on the board, I'm not trying to pigeon-hole anyone...this is a very generalized statement.)

 

I've often wondered if he is myself, but I don't really think so- his lows aren't really that low (at least not publicly) and he shifts from one extreme to the other much faster than any bipolar I've ever known. Actually he really reminds me of a friend of mine who can be extreme up or down on a second by second basis. Lots of fun to be around until the inevitable meltdown hits. But then it's over a minute later. Some people have jokingly referred to her as being "bipolar on speed" just because the transitions are so extreme and so fast.

 

I think he's just really, really high strung- which big medical condition or not is not something someone just gets over on a whim. If he wasn't so sensitive I don't think he could write the way he does- it's the creator's curse- some people can't turn it off and on, and they need it to be on to do anything.

his walking out is totally NOT a big deal. he's not bipolar, he's human, jeeez!

 

all publicity is good publicity when you've got an album coming out. Seriously, he is making a lot of headlines for non-music related things lately and it's not a coincidence. it is ALL going to help sell records.

his walking out is totally NOT a big deal. he's not bipolar, he's human, jeeez!

 

all publicity is good publicity when you've got an album coming out. Seriously, he is making a lot of headlines for non-music related things lately and it's not a coincidence. it is ALL going to help sell records.

 

I hate this excuse, lol. Are Guy, Will, and Jonny all super-human then? Chris is moody, from all accounts. That's just him, it's not just because he's human. Otherwise we'd all be treating one another like poop.

 

"Hey how's the wife and kids? :)"

 

"F_CKING MIND YOUR BUSINESS. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SEX POSITION? :veryangry:"

He is not the first and will not be the last person to walk out of an interview no big deal

Why is Chris even bothering to do an interview for Radio BORE anyway?? The people listening to that station are usually into Brahms, Beethoven and Nigel Kennedy!!:dozey:

 

Hey! Be nice! I'M into Brahms and Beethoven...and Mozart. Nigel, not so much,lol. But I agree it's a bit incongruous;).

I've often wondered if he is myself, but I don't really think so- his lows aren't really that low (at least not publicly) and he shifts from one extreme to the other much faster than any bipolar I've ever known. Actually he really reminds me of a friend of mine who can be extreme up or down on a second by second basis. Lots of fun to be around until the inevitable meltdown hits. But then it's over a minute later. Some people have jokingly referred to her as being "bipolar on speed" just because the transitions are so extreme and so fast.

 

I think he's just really, really high strung- which big medical condition or not is not something someone just gets over on a whim. If he wasn't so sensitive I don't think he could write the way he does- it's the creator's curse- some people can't turn it off and on, and they need it to be on to do anything.

 

As I said, the person making the call is a professional...and he's not certain either, but there is a thing called 'rapid cycling', which does look scarily familiar. The lows wouldn't be public since Chris is such a private person except about the music.

 

Anyway, I hope it didn't offend anyone. Just passing on what a friend thought. It's def. not an insult. Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel and many other brilliant artists are bi-polar, and they'd possibly not have the creative genius they have without the highs.

 

And the people who said walking out of an interview isn't a big deal are right. We're already giving this more attention than we should, but I do hope he can take a step back and relax since he's got a long way to go before his next break and the pressure can be enormous.:)

i think chris has the right to do whatever he wants but he should be a little more professional .....like WILL!.....i like will more and more everyday

i think chris has the right to do whatever he wants but he should be a little more professional .....like WILL!.....i like will more and more everyday

 

Agreed. He's been showing more of himself in recent interviews, and I love what I'm hearing. He should do more.:)

Agreed. He's been showing more of himself in recent interviews, and I love what I'm hearing. He should do more.:)

 

ya he should do more interviews ....he seems very relaxed

The Guardian seem quite sympathetic towards him.

 

Coldplay singer quits BBC interview - briefly

 

Sam Jones

Saturday June 14, 2008

The Guardian

 

 

The torments visited upon Chris Martin over the last decade would have destroyed lesser men. Not only has the Coldplay singer had his songs dismissed as "bedwetters' music", been told off for drawing on his hands and mocked for naming his firstborn Apple, he has also lately admitted to feeling a little insecure over the fact that his wife's ex-boyfriend is Brad Pitt.

Little wonder then, that he stormed out - in the politest way possible - when a Radio 4 interviewer accused him of being a trifle lugubrious. Martin's beautifully executed flounce occurred as the Front Row presenter John Wilson asked him and bandmate Will Champion about their new album, which was released on Thursday.

 

Did they agree, wondered Wilson, that Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends was a "particularly morbid album"? Martin conceded that "you could think it's the worst album title of all time", but denied that it was morbid. "I wouldn't agree with you there at all," he said. "I'd say you're journalistically twisting me into saying something I don't really mean."

The singer pointed out that Coldplay had explored death on every album, and were more concerned with mortality than morbidity. When Wilson pressed him on his lyrics and then asked him to lean back into the microphone, he said: "I'm not really enjoying this. Can I have two minutes? I just don't really like having to talk about things."

 

Wilson gave his permission and asked Champion if he had unintentionally upset his bandmate. A few minutes later, though, Martin returned.

 

http://music.guardian.co.uk/news/story/0,,2285596,00.html

Agreed. He's been showing more of himself in recent interviews.:)

 

:stunned:

 

Has he turned into some kind of exhibitionist??:confused:

Hey! Be nice! I'M into Brahms and Beethoven...and Mozart. Nigel, not so much,lol. But I agree it's a bit incongruous;).

 

Exactly. What I meant was that surely Radio 4 is far too stuffy for Coldplay.;)

I hate this excuse, lol. Are Guy, Will, and Jonny all super-human then? Chris is moody, from all accounts. That's just him, it's not just because he's human. Otherwise we'd all be treating one another like poop.

 

"Hey how's the wife and kids? :)"

 

"F_CKING MIND YOUR BUSINESS. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SEX POSITION? :veryangry:"

 

People are different, it's not about being superhuman it's about emotions, some people can keep theirs under control and stay professional and some can't. Chris obviously can't. I'm someone who can't keep mine under control either, and believe me I've tried. Creative people often wear their hearts on a sleeve, so if it means he has to politely leave an interview half way through, then so be it. He's certainly not the first and he won't be the last.

 

And siding with the paps is a weak argument, you must see that.

 

This has all been blown out of all proportion. You'd think the way people are banging on about it that he'd stormed in a cloud of swear words, slamming the door as he left. :rolleyes: When all that really happened is that he ASKED very politely if he could step outside for two seconds and then came back.

 

Any excuse for a character assassination. :dozey:

The funniest-ever walkout was the Bee Gees on Clive Anderson. Hilarious - especially when Robin (I think) called Clive a "t*sser"!!:laugh3:

i think chris has the right to do whatever he wants but he should be a little more professional .....like WILL!.....i like will more and more everyday

 

-Big Grin-

 

A new recruit for the WILLUV gang.

 

but, back to the topic at hand...

 

I cringed when I saw that story splashed all over the place.

 

And when I listened to the Jo W interview and Chris stepped in it with the crack comment I thought, "oh lordy, here we go again."

 

I think someone smart must have decided to pair Chris and Will up for these interviews. He (Will) seems to be a nice anchor to all of Chris's adorable randomness. As much as I love it when Chris and Jon are interviewed together, Jon goes all quiet and then that gives Chris way too much room to veer off track and get himself in hot water, lol.

Not good to walk out of an interview, bad PR for the band.

 

Dont forget, bands need the media as much as the media needs the bands.

 

Poor show Chris, sort it out fella.

I hate this excuse, lol. Are Guy, Will, and Jonny all super-human then? Chris is moody, from all accounts. That's just him, it's not just because he's human. Otherwise we'd all be treating one another like poop.

 

"Hey how's the wife and kids? :)"

 

"F_CKING MIND YOUR BUSINESS. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE SEX POSITION? :veryangry:"

 

if you want him to talk about personal life its your thing okay!

 

but i don't want him to talk about it.

 

Because its certainly unusefull to the people,because we don't do anything with it.

 

no person will gain anything from it!

 

if they speak about music its quite good and really its usefull too.

From the horse's mouth!

 

Tantrum? Chris has nothing on Neil Young

 

John Wilson (Front Row presenter)

 

As rock'n'roll tantrums go, it was hardly in the spirit of grafitti-scrawled, angry-mob rebellion suggested by the album sleeve. One moment Chris Martin was joking about melons, the next he was politely excusing himself. Let's get this straight - the Coldplay man did not 'storm out' of the Front Row interview. Instead, despite his understandable discomfort at having to talk about songs that he'd written and strange album titles he'd invented, he asked if it was OK if he could 'have a couple of minutes'. I feared the phrase was a showbiz euphemism for: 'I'm off, you'll be hearing from my people.' Well-brought up lad that he is, Chris kept to his word, skulking back in with an embarrassed apology. This was Radio 4 after all.

 

I've been on the receiving end of proper rock-star ire before. Joe Strummer once lost the plot in a hotel bedroom when - during an interview in which I was expected to be discussing his new solo album - I dwelled too long on the subject of his much-loved former band. Clash? We certainly did. Furniture flew, voiced were raised, bedroom windows were flung open. Then we made it up in the hotel bar over the course of several glorious Clash-anecdote-filled hours.

I've also experienced the truly terrifying Neil Young silent stare, prompted by a question to Young and his Sixties' comrades Crosby and Stills about their famously fractious relationship. Lou Reed's sarcasm, when faced with a dumb Brit convinced he'd heard a previously hidden organ part in a newly remastered Velvet Underground record, was withering: 'I think I would remember an organ. I was there. Were you?'

 

No, you're right Mr Reed, I wasn't. I was only four at the time. But top marks to Lou for not flouncing out. Same goes for David Bowie who simply sighed his way through a weary answer to my question of: 'What's with all the spaceships in your songs?' I feared my interview with Elton John was over before it began when I tried to attach a clip mic to his skin-tight tracksuit top. 'Elton doesn't do clips,' a PR whispered urgently. But the notoriously volcanic Elton agreed to be clipped.

 

So how did I manage to upset mild-mannered Chris Martin? I'd been told that he was keen to talk to Front Row because things had gone so well last time round. Three years ago, when I interviewed him about his album X&Y, Chris was engaging and witty. This time round I was accused of 'journalistically twisting' his words. It all started fine on Thursday morning, Chris Martin and Coldplay drummer Will Champion arriving at Broadcasting House just as their new album went on sale.

 

As we walked to the studio, Chris and Will agreed that their parents would be proud to hear them on Radio 4. Then, as a gentle opening gambit, I reminded the frontman of his Brit Awards speech which claimed the band would be away for a very, very long time. The tabloids interpreted the remark as 'Coldplay split!'. Chris Martin replied that he often says stupid things. As if to illustrate his point, the singer then responded to a question about the album title Viva la Vida (borrowed from a painting of watermelons in a bowl by Mexican artist Frida Kahlo) by joking: 'We've always wanted to have nice melons as inspiration.' I light-heartedly chided his 'sexist joke about Frida Kahlo'.

 

Within minutes I found myself directing questions at Will as Chris pushed his chair back, folded his arms, twisted in his seat and began to examine the floor. By the time I'd got to the question about the lyrical inspiration for the title track - in which a deposed dictator seems to cheer on the revolution - the game was up.

 

I had planned to suggest the song was really about a man's fear of power, success and responsibility. There wasn't time for an answer.

 

John Wilson presents Front Row for Radio 4

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/jun/15/bbc.radio