As Coldplay has started promoting its next album, A Rush Of Blood To The Head, band frontman and main spokesperson Chris Martin has discovered that many people outside the United Kingdom don't know the expression used for its title.
He tells LAUNCH, "I think it must be exclusive to England, what it means, because everywhere we go people are, like, 'What is this? Does it mean you're embarrassed? Are you blushing? Have you some problem with your ears?' 'No,' is the answer." Martin does his best to clarify. "The phrase...when you do something on impulse, you know, when you suddenly think, 'Right, I'm gonna go to Paris today,' or 'I'm gonna ask Rachel Weisz to marry me,' or 'I'm gonna ring up J. Lo and say, "Let's do a remix album,"' whatever. Basically, when you suddenly feel really alive, you know?"
A Rush Of Blood To The Head, featuring the single "In My Place," arrives August 27 from Capitol Records. Coldplay will promote the album with a club tour in select U.S. cities that month, with a series of dates in larger venues in September.
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