Chris Interviewed After L.A. Gigs

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin was interviewed by NME after the bands two L.A. gigs this week. Here's the interview in full

NME, What have you learnt from these two gigs in L.A.?

Chris "We've still got so much work to do. I need a day off and we haven't even started.We're still trying to finish the album. There's always things to be done."

NME, Did you enjoy the shows then?

Chris Martin, "I've got a throat infection. Its bad enough to piss me off, but not bad enough to cancel anything."

NME, How did you decide which new songs you were going to play?

Chris Martin, " The last two gigs for me have been slightly like a bad dream Half way through something I think that it shouldn't be happening like this. But we've got to do it. Being in Coldplay and coming back now is very different to what it was three years ago. There's a lot more eyes on us so you don't feel like you have any time to sort things out properly."

NME, But your happy with the new songs?

Chris Martin, Iknow there are some good songs on there... I remember feeling like this on the last record, terrified. You know you've got the songs but live is a different thing because you have to put it all together. Tonight felt like ten different songs, just played, but at the end of the last tour it was a wholw journey. I know when we play Square One its going to be amazing eventually."

NME, Why did you cover Maps?

Chris Martin, "I'd really like to do it properly. It's just so beautiful. It reminds me of driving around South America with Jonny (Buckland). We went on a quick holiday together. Listened to that album and U2's Zooropa, got very depressed and started making music."

[thanks Josh]