Lumino Magazine: Spotlight - Chris Martin

Don’t hate Chris Martin because he’s beautiful. Hate him because he’s insanely talented, incredibly successful, and married to a gorgeous movie star.

After all, Martin’s band Coldplay – for which he sings lead vocals – sold over five million copies of their 2000 release “Parachutes,” no small feat considering that was their debut.

Martin comes from humble beginnings, having been raised by a teacher and an accountant, and started out his college career studying ancient history. But everything changed once Martin met Will Champion, Guy Berryman, and Jonny Buckland – three lads with whom he would eventually form Coldplay.But rather than sit on his laurels madly spending cash, Martin uses his free time to promote a variety of important social issues – most notably Make Trade Fair, an organization dedicated to opening up the world’s borders. As for Martin’s personal life, he’s not the sort to behave flamboyantly in public or open up about private matters – but we do know that he’s married to Gwyneth Paltrow, with whom he has one daughter, Apple.

Ever mindful of overexposure, Martin has purposefully kept Coldplay out of the spotlight this year – but look for that to change later this year, which sees the release of the band’s highly anticipated third album.

Source: http://www.luminomagazine.com