Didn't think it was worth starting a whole new thread for this. Simon Pegg has a new autobiography out called Nerd Do Well (available in all good bookstores in the UK now :P) and of course there's a little mention of Chris. Have typed it up for those of you who are interested, shall spoiler it in case anyone wanders in here who is planning on buying it:

 

 

 

 

In 2001, the then fairly fledging indie outfit Coldplay performed a small acoustic gig in the corner (of the Shepherds pub) one evening and raised £300 for the Whittington Hospital baby unit. I had become friends with singer Chris Martin a year or so before through my new girlfriend Maureen, who worked as a publicist for Sony Music. I had accompanied her to a showcase gig at the Millennium Dome, where she was presiding over press duties for the band Toploader who were headlining the event. Coldplay were on the bill, and after the show, Chris sidled up and expressed an affection for the sketch show Big Train, in which I had appeared in 1998. This pleased me enormously since I had already bought the band's first album, Parachutes, and seen them perform a set on the indie stage at the V festival earlier that year.

 

I liked Chris immediately. He was friendly, funny and infuriatingly self-effacing, something he remains to this day, despite his band's phenomenal success. He invited Maureen and me to the closing gig of their tour at the Shepherd's Bush Empire, which we gladly attended. At the after show party, I escorted Chris to a near by cash machine where he admitted he had just wanted to take a breath from all the attention he was getting at the party. It's funny in light of what was about to happen to think of Chris struggling with the notion of success at such an early stage in his career. Parachutes had done well both critically and in terms of sales, but the band was only a promising proposition at this point and a somewhat unlikely candidate for global domination.

 

That night Chris came back to our Highgate home and watched This Is Spinal Tap with Maureen and me, cementing what was to become a lasting friendship. Chris began to join us at the pub, which delighted Bernie no end, since the band's rise was meteoric from this point. Their second album, AROBTTH, debuted on the Shepherd's jukebox two weeks before it was released into the world, and to this day, Bernie and her family feature regularly on Coldplay guest lists.

 

 

The whole book really is a good read though, I can't put it down, so if you're a Simon Pegg fan (or perhaps lookalike, Ian :P) go and buy it! :D Is out now in the UK and I think towards the end of November for Europe/US. :)

Thanks for that bit from the book :nice:

Cool, thanks :)

so if you're a Simon Pegg fan (or perhaps lookalike, Ian :P) go and buy it!

The little chap in my avi makes that two lookalikes :P

I love Pegg. :heart:

If anyone is a Simon Pegg fan and you havent seen Spaced,you must.It is fantastic..I found all the episodes online and loved it..

If anyone is a Simon Pegg fan and you havent seen Spaced,you must.It is fantastic..I found all the episodes online and loved it..

 

I love Spaced! It's hysterical, and I thought the script and acting were really great.

 

Can't wait to read Simon's book!

Aww, thank you for typing up that part, Mich! :kiss:

 

Can't wait to read the book.

The little chap in my avi makes that two lookalikes :P

 

Hahahahaha! I've always thought Ian looked like Simon Pegg! :lol:

 

EDIT: By the way Ian, your son is so cute!!!!!!

Me too. I love how hyper Chris is and how Simon is constantly trying to calm him :lol:

 

I so want link nao

I so want link nao

 

I think it's this one: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3877040&postcount=70

EDIT: By the way Ian, your son is so cute!!!!!!

I'll pass on the compliment!

I think it's this one: http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showpost.php?p=3877040&postcount=70

 

Thanks for the link!

 

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