Letter from Phil Harvey: Dear Coldplaying...

[busybeeburns]

Dear Coldplaying

 

First of all, the band and I would like to say a HUGE thanks to all of you who came along to the boat trip / video shoot last night. You did an amazing job in extremely cold conditions. It looked absolutely beautiful from the bank - we can't wait to see how it looks in the finished video (which you should be able to see on Wednesday night). And your singing was my personal highlight from the whole night.

 

Apologies that we weren't able to do the Q&As with myself, Miller and Matt. All three of us were genuinely due to come along - we'd been preparing and we booked the PA which I hear you ended up using for karaoke! - but it then transpired that the boat wasn't going to be moored (as was the original plan) meaning whoever got on the boat at 5pm wouldn't be able to get off until it docked again several hours later. Sadly, that ruled myself and Miller out, as we were needed on the shoot (me dressed in skintight Elvis costume). Matt, meanwhile, couldn't come because he was unwell.

 

To make up for the lack of Q&As, we'd like to offer you some virtual ones - myself, Miller and Matt will answer 20 questions each in writing, so that you can all see the answers here on Coldplaying. Please email your questions to [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st.

 

I really, really hope that you all enjoyed yourselves. The 100 of you who came on the trip were literally the first people in the world to hear Christmas Lights (there are a lot of people at EMI who still haven't). Not to mention, of course, that you will feature in the video - which you can show your grandchildren in seventy years' time. Miller, Matt and I look forward to getting your questions and seeing you soon, wherever you are in the world.

 

Thank you again. Yours truly.

 

Phil

[busybeeburns]

Not for news, not for tweets, but for us :)

 

please include your screenname and real name via your application email to ensure that those members on the boat get preference :)

[coldplayisawesome]

:cheesy: that is very nice of them to do

[AnnaElisabeth]

Aaaaaaw :wacky: That's so sweet of him!

[BerrymanGirl1]

Ohh so lovely!! :heart: We are the luckiest fans in the world :bigcry:

 

I LOVE COLDPLAYING.COM...just so you know :heart:

[Technicolor Sparks]

Awwh! I love Phil. :wacky:

 

I would have given anything to have gone on the boat trip!

[marie/pims]

aaaaaawwwwww :D

[Technicolor Sparks]

Ohh so lovely!! :heart: We are the luckiest fans in the world :bigcry:

 

I LOVE COLDPLAYING.COM...just so you know :heart:

 

This!

[Keddie]

And see, people were saying it was an unfair thing to do :rolleyes:

I knew they never meant to make anyone feel disappointed.

[Jonnyslice.]

And see, people were saying it was an unfair thing to do :rolleyes:

I knew they never meant to make anyone feel disappointed.

 

+100000000

[BerrymanGirl1]

And see, people were saying it was an unfair thing to do :rolleyes:

I knew they never meant to make anyone feel disappointed.

 

we are so spoiled! :rolleyes::lol:

[coldplayisawesome]

And see, people were saying it was an unfair thing to do :rolleyes:

I knew they never meant to make anyone feel disappointed.

 

nor did they "trick" anyone :shifty:

[Technicolor Liver]

I bet you feel bad now (people that said Matt wasn't sick) :dozey:

[Dan 6N]

Good old Phil!

[Tash]

Thanks Phil!

[laga]

:cheesy: how cool! it's a great opportunity people!

[ReecyBoy42]

That's so awesome! But...is that email address correct? "Please email your questions [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st." Are you sure it isn't supposed to be "Please email your questions to [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st."? Because that way it makes way more sense.

[Keddie]

nor did they "trick" anyone :shifty:

exactly

[Corkus]

Kudos to Phil for both being so courteous to the Coldplaying community and for providing some explanations for people's misunderstandings.

 

Is the Q&A open to the entire Coldplaying forum or just those who were on the boat? I mean, there's no way they can control who submits questions, but the boat people were promised a Q&A session, so I'd personally feel a bit bad if one of my questions made it through. Though maybe I'm just too conscious about what other people think of me. :thinking:

 

But thanks a ton, Phil! It sounds like most of the people who went had a phenomenal time!

That's so awesome! But...is that email address correct? "Please email your questions [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st." Are you sure it isn't supposed to be "Please email your questions to [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st."? Because that way it makes way more sense.

Good catch. Makes more sense that way I think. :)

[coldplayisawesome]

That's so awesome! But...is that email address correct? "Please email your questions [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st." Are you sure it isn't supposed to be "Please email your questions to [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st."? Because that way it makes way more sense.

 

Coldplay people can't seem to get email addresses right, can they? first the Oracle, now this :P

[Tonsu]

Thanks a lot Phil, very much looking forward to a reply to my message :)

[busybeeburns]

That's so awesome! But...is that email address correct? "Please email your questions [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st." Are you sure it isn't supposed to be "Please email your questions to [email protected] by Wednesday December 1st."? Because that way it makes way more sense.

thanks for the spot it was a typo, the link version is correct :)

[iluvjonnyboy]

Hopefully, the band didn't read all that negative stuff about last night.:worried:

[anacaren08]

Aww I wish I had been on that boat!

[Bonus_mosher]

There, now everybody moaning about the lack of boat Q&A can shut up!

 

on another note: this is incredibly sweet.

He was a true gent last night.