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September 17, 2013 - submitted by Mary, United States of America

 

Q. Dear Oracle,

I was listening to music on Pandora and Every Teardrop is a Waterfall came on. I noticed that the cover for it had 3 men with beards and what looked like halos? Who are these guys and what is it supposed to be?

Thank you!

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

I have no idea who they are or what it is supposed to be because:

1. Pandora isn't available outside of the U.S so I can't see the image.

2. That's definitely not our official cover for ETIAW.

September 17, 2013 - submitted by Linah, Netherlands

 

Q. Dear Oracle,

 

Do you play any instruments? If yes, did you ever play with the band?

And why did Coldplay chose you to be the Oracle, because you have a musical background or because you're a fan?

 

Big hugs!

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

I'm afraid to say I gave up piano (& recorder) playing when I was a child and am pretty useless at guitar & drums. I can hold a tune though. I'd say I'm musical rather than musician. I'd love to play with the band - tambourine perhaps.

I am the "chosen one" for both the reasons you mentioned plus we have history. You could say Coldplay is my

.

September 17, 2013 - submitted by Alexandre, Switzerland

 

Q. Hello,

I would like to know how many copies Coldplay sold by albums?

In advance thank you.

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

The combined sales of their 5 albums are close to 60 million copies.

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September 18, 2013 - submitted by Coldlight, Turkey

 

Q. Hi Oracle :)

Sometimes we get news from Coldplay because of the mailing lists. And sometimes there are competitions. This time is for confetti T-shirts. But I wonder, what we should write to this kind of mails. I really wonder if the words are important or not or should we give our adresses. Thank You!

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

The words are totally unimportant. The winners are selected at random and not remotely based on content.

It's simply the address for competitions rather than an opportunity to write something you think would increase your chances of winning.

All you need to do is send your name & address (or else we wouldn't know where to send the prize) but that really is all that's required.

September 18, 2013 - submitted by Neil, United Kingdom

 

Q. What's the music Coldplay come out to just before they start other than Jay Z is it Star Wars??

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

No, it's the theme from Back To The Future by Alan Silvestre. John Williams wrote the theme from Star Wars.

September 18, 2013 - submitted by Ashlyn, United States of America

 

Q. Hi there:)

Quick and easy question: Does Coldplay ever play random shows in the U.S. that aren't on their tours?

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

Not random in the sense that they turn up unannounced and play but they do perform at smaller clubs, radio stations, TV programmes & once a barbecue - all of which were part of promo and tickets were available to the public by either competition or (as with TV) applying for studio tickets.

September 18, 2013 - submitted by Ashlyn, United States of America[/color][/b]

 

Q. Hi there:)

Quick and easy question: Does Coldplay ever play random shows in the U.S. that aren't on their tours?

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

Not random in the sense that they turn up unannounced and play but they do perform at smaller clubs, radio stations, TV programmes & once a barbecue - all of which were part of promo and tickets were available to the public by either competition or (as with TV) applying for studio tickets.

 

Oh, these smaller promotional shows are the best. I hope I'm as lucky on the next tour as I was for MX, being able to see many shows like this!

Oh, these smaller promotional shows are the best. I hope I'm as lucky on the next tour as I was for MX, being able to see many shows like this!

 

 

Dianne, I do remember hearing you on KROQ trying for tickets to the Red Bull room gig! You had to guess the backwards song name!

Dianne, I do remember hearing you on KROQ trying for tickets to the Red Bull room gig! You had to guess the backwards song name!

 

Oh that was awful. I totally drew a blank on that but I ended up wining by being called 20 later that week. The Red Bull show was just surreal - that's where my pic with Will came from and where Bean publicly accused me of illegally downloading Charlie Brown before it was released! I had to answer to Chris. Haha

Oh that was awful. I totally drew a blank on that but I ended up wining by being called 20 later that week. The Red Bull show was just surreal - that's where my pic with Will came from and where Bean publicly accused me of illegally downloading Charlie Brown before it was released! I had to answer to Chris. Haha

 

hahaha whaaaaaaaat?

I remember that Dianne. I watched the show online. (the one NOBODY in the entire world recorded :cry:) I saw you. You held your own, and Chris actually stood up for you, (lucky girl!). ;)

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I remember that Dianne. I watched the show online. (the one NOBODY in the entire world recorded :cry:) I saw you. You held your own, and Chris actually stood up for you, (lucky girl!). ;)

 

You know, there's a podcast of the whole show that I'm glad I saved - it's not available any longer. I wish I could have watched it again on the computer... It's kind of funny how many bizarre encounters I've had with Chris over the years.

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September 19, 2013 - submitted by crests of waves, United Kingdom

 

Q. via twitter: ‎‏@crests_of_waves Do you think the band will ever release a Greatest Hits album? Have they considered it before?

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

Their label have probably considered it but the band have never keen on the idea. One should never say never so let's say for now, they are more than happy to release new material.

September 19, 2013 - submitted by Justin, United Kingdom

 

Q. I've read that Atlas is strictly a stand-alone release to appear only on The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack? Does this mean the song will not appear on LP6? I was just wondering because generally, I prefer to buy complete sets of things, such as TV Shows, and if Atlas turned out to appear on LP6 that would negate the purpose of buying Atlas on its own from iTunes. Yes, I'm very fussy haha!

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

Atlas will not be on the 6th album so feel free to buy the track.

September 19, 2013 - submitted by Raj, Canada

 

Q. Why is the latest song called Atlas and not Carry Your World? I wonder since it's mentioned so much in the chorus, wouldn't it make a better title overall?

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

I don't think it's necessary to name a song after a repeated refrain or chorus.

In this case, I feel Atlas is the perfect choice.

It may help if you have an interest in Greek Mythology to make the connection but here's why it's actually a very appropriate moniker. Atlas was a Greek God who DID carry the world.

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September 19, 2013 - submitted by Raj, Canada[/color][/b]

 

Q. Why is the latest song called Atlas and not Carry Your World? I wonder since it's mentioned so much in the chorus, wouldn't it make a better title overall?

 

 

The Oracle replies:

 

I don't think it's necessary to name a song after a repeated refrain or chorus.

In this case, I feel Atlas is the perfect choice.

It may help if you have an interest in Greek Mythology to make the connection but here's why it's actually a very appropriate moniker. Atlas was a Greek God who DID carry the world.

 

Guess they should rename The Scientist, Don't Panic, VLV and a host of others... :p

Yes, to:

 

Science and Progress

Beautiful World

 

and

 

When I Ruled the World