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More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 18, 2008 - submitted by Zac, United States of America Q. Will we ever be able to download the techno version of "God put a smile upon your face" that they played in their concert? The Oracle replies: Right now there isn't a recorded version of this song. At original rehearsals for the shows, the track wasn't given the techno treatment - I prefer to say it was given an '80's overhaul. At the moment it's performed on what is known as Stage B, wh

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   June 25, 2009 - submitted by Sam, United States of America Q. Hello dear Oracle! I was just wondering, what happens if one of the band members is sick and they need to perform a concert? Is there a replacement for each musician, or would they just call off the concert? The Oracle replies: If one band member was sick there wouldn't be a replacement, they would cancel a show rather than replace. June 25, 2009 - submitted by Porgie, Un

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 14, 2008 - submitted by Julia, Germany Q. Holadiho Oracle!I read that the personal trainer of Coldplay is "DAN". Is it the "Scientist-Dan", where they wrote the song about? The Oracle replies: There are many Dans in the band's life... Dan the trainer is one, Dan Green their sound engineer is another and then there's Dan Keeling who signed them to Parlophone... who is also the Scientist.   October 14, 2008 - submitted by Stuart, United Kingdom Q.

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   May 18, 2009 - submitted by Savanna, United States of America Q. Hello Oracle! Okay, did Jay-Z and Coldplay make an entire album together? Because I heard a song of the two called Beach Chair. and its amazing! Is there an entire album of this? Or just a few song duos together? The Oracle replies: They didn't do an entire album but Chris & Jonny featured on Jay Z's Beach Chair on the Kingdom Come album. There have been other colla

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   March 31, 2009 - submitted by Jorge, Mexico Q. Dear Oracle, I am a fan of Harry Potter books and of Coldplay too and I really want to know why do Coldplay met the Professor Snape in 2002? The Oracle replies: Alan Rickman, the actor who plays Professor Snape, went to see the band at London's Wembley Arena. He met them afterwards and was at the aftershow party. Guy made a joke about being sorry for his late Potions homework, which Prof

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 29, 2008 - submitted by Natalie, United States of America Q. This may sound ignorant, but there were a lot of people in the awesome new video Lost! How does one go about getting consent from all of those people to be in a music video (not like anyone in their right mind would object). Is it just a, "Hey guys, we're filming a video tonight, you're going to be in it"? The Oracle replies: Not at all, basically it's part of the standard terms &

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 8, 2008 - submitted by Israel, United States of America Q. First off, Coldplay is probably one of the best bands I've heard. Such versatility in their music is unprecedented and unique. Thanks to all the sound/recording engineers who have worked with Coldplay, and making their uniqueness come alive! Now, my question--which comes from my sound/recording engineering studies--is: does Coldplay have a company in charge of running all their sound at

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 24, 2008 - submitted by Michael, United States of America Q. Oracle. Does the band have their private jet? Because yesterday I saw a picture of them getting off a plane with 'VIVA' on it. The Oracle replies: It's not the band's private jet, as they don't have one. They charter planes as and when needed for the tour. It's become quite usual for the planes to come with the album artwork on the side, which is a nice touch don't you think? In ans

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   May 12, 2009 - submitted by Michel, Germany Q. Is Coldplay interested in making a Bond song one day? The Oracle replies: It's certainly something they dreamed of before they made it as a band. They share a love of John Barry, who scored the majority of Bond films.   May 12, 2009 - submitted by Kurvine, Japan Q. Dear Oracle, Is it true that emotions are for the weak? This is so disturbing! Help! Thank you! The Oracle replies: I agree

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 13, 2008 - submitted by Sam, New Zealand Q. Dear Worthy one, I remember in the build up to Viva La Vida, Chris said that on this album is a song that everyone must hear before they die, and went further to say that it would be the greatest song ever. Could you please tell me which song off this album he is talking about? P.s I truely Love Chris and i'm so hopeful that one day Coldplay comes to New Zealand, i reckon the guys would love it here. T

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   July 31, 2009 - submitted by Rodney, Netherlands Q. Hi Oracle! Wikipedia told me that 2000 Miles was available as a download on the official website, and as I know that this is the official website, but the song was covered a long time ago. Is there still a chance that I can download this song on this site, or is that not possible? The Oracle replies: The track was first available from 16th Dec 2003 until 1st Jan 2004 which was appro

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 3, 2008 - submitted by Nori, Hungary Q. Dear O, has any of the boys ever been offered a role in a movie? Would they accept it if they found the script good enough? The Oracle replies: Chris was offered a role in a huge film but the guys aren't actors, they're musicians and so won't be considering a career change at this point! FYI: I'm not going to reveal which film because that wouldn't be fair to the actor who eventually played the role; he mi

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   May 5, 2009 - submitted by Dot, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle, In Roadie 42's latest blog, he said that before X&Y, only Will did backup vocals, but in the Live 2003 DVD I thought I saw Jonny on backup as well. Am I remembering things incorrectly? The Oracle replies: You're right, Jonny was singing backing vocals from a very early stage. Followed by Will, Guy was the last to brave the idea.   May 5, 2009 - submitted by Martin, Un

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   March 4, 2009 - submitted by Lach, Australia Q. Chris and Will were both wearing (very) cool duds last night in Melbourne. What's the label with the "V" on the long sleeve tees? The Oracle replies: Do you know I think there's strong possibility they're both from Topman! The V was painted on though it's just a customized tee so you could technically get one from anywhere but if it really is, as I suspect, Topman then affordable to all

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 4, 2009 - submitted by yukie, Japan Q. Hi, Oracle. I can't get what does happen at this time? Are you sure that you are playing in Japan from Feb 11 to Feb 15? How are you gonna held between a charity concert and the concerts in Japan? The Oracle replies: Yes we're sure and then heading for London to play the Charity show on the 18th February.   February 4, 2009 - submitted by Bonnie, United States of America Q. Hey there Or

More questions answered by The Oracle...   November 6, 2008 - submitted by Alison, United Kingdom Q. Is the reason you’ve ignored my question “When will we get to hear Lhuna?” fifteen times, that you simply don’t know the answer? I’m not trying to be rude, I just really want to hear that song and I think my question is as valid post of the ones answered. Much love, Alison The Oracle replies: I admire your tenacity I really do and I’m aware that you have repeatedly sent that question. I don’t ans

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   March 16, 2009 - submitted by imelda, Indonesia Q. Hi Oracle, this is my third questions :) although none of it has been answered hohoho... do Coldplay have their own choreographer? and do you think Mercury Rev vocalist stole Chris' style a bit? ;) The Oracle replies: The band doesn't have a choreographer no. During the filming of the Speed of Sound video, director Mark Romanek did encourage Guy to move more but they are not told how

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   May 22, 2009 - submitted by William, Norway Q. Good day Oracle. Since the start of Coldplay discography the singles released have had the same cover style as the album it relates to. Coldplay now has a new live album which has a green butterfly like thing on the cover. Is this a new cover style or just for the live album? The Oracle replies: The butterfly is the same as the ones used in the confetti drop during Lovers In Japan/Viva l

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 15, 2008 - submitted by Robin, Germany Q. Dear Oracle: Here in my Coldplay sheet book there's alwas a line under the title of the song wich says: words and music by ... [the 4 coldplay members] But as I see here, words & music for "Talk" by Guy B.,Chris M., Karl Bartos, Jon B., Will C., Emil Schult & Ralf Huetter. Who are those three other guys? Mr. Huetter and Mr. Schult even seem to have German names... Thank you a lot =) The Oracle re

More questions answered by The Oracle...   September 23, 2008 - submitted by Carolyn, United States of America Q. Why didn't you pick Bridges in a Bottle to open for your Philly concert? They got so many more votes than the band you chose. The Oracle replies: What would have been the point in the band picking the one with the highest votes? They needn't have been involved at all if that was the case. There were some good bands and the standard was high in the top ten, especially the top 5 after

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   August 28, 2009 - submitted by Tamara, United Kingdom Q. Dear Oracle, Who wrote the "Hello Coldplaying!" sign in the live photoblog? :D The Oracle replies: Anchorman wrote it in response to an email he received asking folk what they wanted photos of.   August 28, 2009 - submitted by Emily, United States of America Q. Hi Oracle! On the live feed of a Coldplay concert on coldplay.com it mentions that for dinner the band ate beef bourgi

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   December 11, 2008 - submitted by Jeronimo, Argentina Q. Hey Oracle, i have a very used up question, but i wanna hear the answer from you (since it's the first time i've entered Coldplay's webpage and this oracle thing i found it nice) even though i have my own opinion about it here it goes: why do you think people, media, etc. compares Coldplay with Radiohead repeatedly? i have real devotion for Radiohead and still in this past years

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   February 20, 2009 - submitted by Deborah, Australia Q. Dear Oracle, We are taking our kids (aged 13 and 9) to the Perth concert next weekend, and my daughter was wondering if the Oracle has any advice for parents not wishing to embarrass their children at the concert ..... or should the kids not just be extremely grateful they're even getting to go see Coldplay? Any handy hints would be gratefully received. The Oracle replies: Not on

More questions answered by The Oracle... (submit yours now!)   April 24, 2009 - submitted by Misha, United States of America Q. Hey Oracle I've got a question. In The Scientist, there's a lyric that states chasing tails. I'm really interested to know what is supposed to mean because I've never heard that term before. Thankyouuu C: The Oracle replies: You know how cats chase their tails? Well this line means the same. In fact, it's as the previous lyric -running in circles.   April 24, 2009 - sub

More questions answered by The Oracle...   October 10, 2008 - submitted by Rafael, Philippines Q. Who is Phil Harvey? His name appears in the credits of Viva La Vida as a band member but he’s only credited for “wise words” in X&Y. I don’t seem him in the photos in the sleeves of any of the albums and his name doesn’t even appear in the first two. Is Phil Harvey the Oracle? The Oracle replies: Phil met Chris and bonded as best friends at school. Phil subsequently became Coldplay’s first manag