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Lucky Coldplaying members Sarah, Felix and Mark met Chris Martin last night at Travis’ Astoria gig in London.   Up on the balcony, the Coldplay singer Chris Martin could be seen pogoing, along with everyone else, to Why Does It Always Rain on Me? And down on the stage, Travis approached their task with an unforced enthusiasm and vigour that was quite unlike the more measured performances of even a year ago, when it still seemed as if the stakes were that much higher.   Read the coldplayer accoun

Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher once described Chris Martin as a geography teacher with a gawky bird. Yesterday the Coldplay singer confessed he and bandmates Will Champion, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman felt like supply teachers in the absence of rock heavyweights at the bash.   The modest star – who along with the rest of the lads picked up the Album Of The Year award and were named Best Act In The World Today – performed his usual tactic of putting himself down when he and the boys deserve e

Coldplay's Chris Martin grovelled to 3am after taking a pop at Daily Mirror in Q Awards acceptance speech. Here is the Mirror's report:   After branding Chris Martin the “most boring man in pop”, we expected nothing more than the cold shoulder. But when we bumped into Coldplay’s frontman on the red carpet at the Q Awards yesterday, the unthinkable happened... he was actually quite nice.   In fact, cheeky charmer Chris had us weak at the knees with his outrageous flirting and compliments. So imag

Coldplay fan John Lydon is taking a break from revisionist history to sell Country Life butter. A fitting product tie-in for someone who's gone (always was?) so soft. Surprisingly, it's reportedly the first time he's appeared in a television commercial, because going to board rooms to hawk Guitar Hero III doesn't count. The details:   "People know I only do things that I want to or that I believe in and I have to do it my way," said Lydon on deciding to appear in the TV ad. "I've never done anyt

Coldplay think the screens used during their arena tour make them look fat.   The band - who are currently on a world tour to promote new album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' - claim the videotrons make them look like they have "love handles" and are worried their fans will think they have piled on the pounds. Frontman Chris Martin said: "We've turned from a Mars Bar into a King-sized Mars Bar. There's a little bit of fat on me. I could see on the screen. It adds love handles."   The

Coldplay's Chris Martin says it is not just his Hollywood wife Gwyneth Paltrow who is body conscious – he is paranoid about looking fat on stage. The Coldplay frontman told the new Absolute Radio that he also frets about his receding hairline. He said that putting on weight makes rock venues seem smaller. The 31-year-old said: 'There's a little bit of fat on me – I realised that today during the encore. I could see it on the big screen. It adds love handles.'   Meanwhile, Virgin Radio comes to

Oasis are top of a bizarre new chart to find out which artist is selling the most unofficial concert tickets in the UK.   Tixdaq.com are company behind the new chart which officially starts next week. They gather ticket information based on quantity and vastly over-inflated ticket prices on websites such as eBay, Get Me In and Viagogo. Unsurprisingly, the top 5 is made up of big names with Oasis at 1, Kings of Leon at 2, Stevie Wonder at 3, Kayne West at 4 and Coldplay at 5.   Kings of Leon are

In case you missed it, don't forget to check out the hilarious video mashup of Viva La VIda by SMAP and Coldplay. SMAP is a Japanese "idol" group, formed by Johnny & Associates. Originally, there were six members in the group; current members are Masahiro Nakai, Takuya Kimura, Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Goro Inagaki and Shingo Katori. Their fanbase mostly consists of Japanese women.   In 2008, they will have a 6-day tour at the Tokyo Dome, becoming the Japanese artist(s) to have the most amount of t

Chris Martin loves getting tattoos because it gives him a "buzz".   The Coldplay frontman has had several inkings since his 30th birthday last year and loves them so much he would thoroughly recommend having a piece of body art. Chris, 31, said: "Getting tattooed is brilliant. I got a few done in my 30s and it is the best buzz ever - especially if you are married and can't take drugs. I would recommend getting a tattoo whether you are 70 or 12 - actually, maybe not 12. I think that might be a bi

The Pussycat Dolls have revealed that several songs on their new album have a "Coldplay-ish" sound.   Band member Kimberly Wyatt said the group has "messed around with a lot of different genres" on new album Doll Domination, to be released later this month. "There are songs [on the album] that show the more vulnerable side of the Pussycat Dolls," she told DigitalSpy. "The sound is something different than we've really done before, it's a little more Coldplay-ish. It's kinda got an indie-rock vib

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin insists he will never smash up a hotel room – because he used to clean them.   The rocker, 31, said: “When you’re a cleaner and you walk into a trashed room, it’s truly annoying. All you want to do is go on your tea break – and you get faced with that.”   Chris has seen the latest Coldplay album Viva La Vida go to No 1 in more than 30 countries. But he begged trash-happy celebs: “Spare a thought for the poor schmuck cleaning the room.”   More on this trashy story h

London, Aug 14 (ANI): If you think that with a wife like Gwyneth Paltrow rocker Chris Martin wouldnt glance another women, then youre wrong.   In an interview on Japanese TV, the Coldplay band members were shown four photographs of models to choose from, whom they would like to take on a date. While Will Champion, Guy Berryman and Jonny Buckland refused to choose, Martin immediately made his choice.   Thankfully, my wife is over 1,000 miles away so I”ll answer this,” the Mirror quoted him, as s

They won't be sporting it...   Razorlight frontman Johnny Borrell has no interest in copying Coldplay when the band come back with a new look for their next album, according to reports.   Coldplay's distressed military look, which they adopted for their latest album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends', has been the subject of much debate. And Borrell, who spent the last Razorlight album dressed in all-white, says he has no interest in the image. “Nah, it would be too much like when Col

30 today! Celebrate here [Thanks StephBerryman]   Some Will trivia:   Will Champion (born William Champion, 31 July 1978)   Will was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England where his father, Timothy Champion, is professor of archaeology at the University of Southampton. Having two teacher parents led him to be musically inclined. As a youth, his musical influences included Tom Waits and traditional Irish folk music. He grew up playing guitar, but also had experience on the piano, bass, and tin w

Teen star Miley Cyrus was thrilled to heard that Coldplay would consider touring with her because she has a huge crush on the bands lead singer Chris Martin.   Martin recently revealed he is a fan of Cyrus and insisted hed never rule out hitting the road with Cyrus, reports contactmusic.com. He said: Anyone we like or respect, no matter how different they may be, we would play with. Shes doing something quite different. I just think she seems to have a sweet character.   Cyrus was ecstatic when

Chris Martin says spending time away from his wife Gwyneth Paltrow works wonders for their relationship. The Coldplay frontman says that when he comes back from being on tour he feels even closer to the 'Shallow Hal' actress and their two children, Apple and Moses.   He explains, "We have so many different jobs in our family that sometimes we are together and sometimes we are not. It is just the way it all works out. But I think when you have a partner who is a musician or a dad who is a musicia

Coldplay has decided to wear French Revolution-style army jackets every night for their 67-day tour.   The thesun.co.uk reports the band members have already been wearing the coats to death for promotional work of their album “Viva La Vida” and the video for single “Violet Hill”. The jackets are inspired by the uniforms worn by the soldiers in Eugene Delacroix’s Liberty Leading The People painting.   More on this story here  

Even though the band Coldplay is very well known, their lead singer Chris Martin does not seem to be so.   Martin had gone to the Thompson Beverly Hills hotel on July 12 to meet some friends on the rooftop, but was not allowed in, as his name was not on the list. A guard stationed at the elevator did not recognize the singer and as his name had not been included on the list at the elevator that takes patrons to the roof, he was not allowed to go through.   “A goon at the elevator wouldn”t let hi

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has defended celebrities who choose to give their children unusual names.   Martin, whose own children with Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow are called Apple and Moses, said “a name is just a noise”. He also said that if the parents were happy, then they shouldn't be concerned about what others thought.   "People make a big fuss over names. Names of babies, names of albums, names of bands,” he told Blender. "There's nothing weird about calling your baby Chewbacca

Chris Martin, the lead singer of Coldplay, is certain that their "handsome" bassist Guy Berryman is the only reason for their success.   Martin claims that girls and gay fans love the charming bassist, reports contactmusic.com.   The singer said: "My entire life is spent trying to push him (Berryman) forward at photo shoots. He's our packaging... He's a handsome b*****d. None of us pretend that if he wasn't in the band we'd be as popular. He's responsible for all our calendar sales."   Source: i

After nearly five years of marriage, Chris Martin can still bring Gwyneth Paltrow to tears -- which is exactly what he did at Coldplay's recent concert in New York City.   As his biggest fan, the 35-year-old actress was front and center for the band's concert and enjoying every minute of it. "Gwyneth was whispering and clapping throughout the show," an eyewitness tells OK!. But when Chris, 31, launched into "Fix You," the song he wrote for Gwyneth after her father Bruce's death in 2002, "she bro

Sparta’s Jim Ward is currently finding success with the alt-country-ish Sleepercar, but did you know that the early plan for the band was to include Coldplay’s Guy Berryman?   Ward says during the early stages of their careers, he and Berryman bonded over their love of this particular sound and had discussed forming a band called The London Country Rebels. Things really took off for Coldplay, limiting Berryman’s availability, but that hasn’t stopped Ward from trying to keep the idea fresh in the

"Guy Berrymans’s new camera may look antique, but it isn’t. It’s actually the new Lieca M8. They’ve got a retro look about them but are about the most coveted cameras around. Guy must be really getting into photography at the moment, because this is a hardcore camera. They retail for about £3000 and I’d give my left nut for one."   Guy uses a 35mm Summicron ASPH zoom lense and it looks like the folks over at flickr are practially salivating over this cool piece of kit, as it take stunning pictu

Talent borrows, genius steals, they say. On the evidence given when Coldplay were accused of plagiarism this week, we can conclude that the band are neither talented nor geniuses (but we know they are both).   The unknown Brooklyn singer Andrew Hoepfner and his band Creaky Boards have posted a video online claiming similarities between their track The Songs I Didn't Write and Coldplay's Viva La Vida (watch the two videos here). Hoepfner suggests Chris Martin was in the audience of a show he perf

Coldplay singer Chris Martin has revealed that his band's upcoming tour will be inspired by Mary Poppins.   Speaking to The Sun, Martin confessed that the Disney film had an impact on how Coldplay presented themselves live. "We grew up with Mary Poppins and all those sorts of things," he said. "We love making big shows up and trying to work out what lights will look cool. We get very nerdy about it because we can't believe we're allowed to do it."   The 31-year-old added that Coldplay still trai