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Coldplay rocker Chris Martin was so furious when he found himself faced with a critical member of the public, he unleashed an astonishing tirade on her appearance and excess weight.   The Clocks star admits he was an "arsehole" to launch such a personal attack on the unimpressed woman. He says, "When someone insults you to your face about your music, the first thing you want to do is pick on something about their appearance. "It's a terrible thing but I had this woman parked outside our house.  

Jay Z has been lined up to perform a medley of his hits at the Brit Awards next February. It is understood Jay-Z will team up with another performer when he takes to the stage, believed to be either Alicia Keyes, Coldplay's Chris Martin or his wife Beyonce Knowles.   "Jay-Z is confirmed as one of the key performers," a source told The Sun newspaper. "In weak years there have been problems securing the big international artists. But knowing Jay-Z is there will help to secure other big acts now."

As Coldplay inch closer to finishing the follow-up to 2002's A Rush of Blood to the Head, frontman Chris Martin is finding influence from some unlikely sources.   "Do you like Jay-Z?" he asked British radio jock Thom Costall of station Harborough FM during an interview Friday. "I've been listening to Jay-Z and Kraftwerk a lot, trying to get inspiration for the last few songs on our album."When he hasn't been listening to hip-hop and electronic music, Martin has been writing lyrics, some of which

Coldplay's Chris Martin is seeking advice on how to improve his faltering memory.   Chris is researching memory enhancement techniques as his recall for words during live gigs has become progressively unreliable. The 28-year-old has forgotten the lyrics to several songs while performing live at almost every gig he's played at in the last six months.   There are reports that Chris may resort to rote-learning which is apparently how he passed his Ancient History exams at University College London

Chris Martin has revealed that he likes to travel to his own gigs by public transport.   The Coldplay singer admits that the experience puts him in a "bad mood" and believes that this encourages him to put on a better show for fans.   "I try getting to shows at the same time as everyone else," he told The Mirror. "I've been stuck in traffic, I've been on an overcrowded train and I've lined up to buy an overpriced hot dog. Quite often this will put me in a bad mood. So I know just what it's like

The all knowing Oracle gives more Coldplay hints and tips…   August 20, 2008 - submitted by Josh, United Kingdom   Q. Is Brothers & Sisters (on the Without Parachutes) really as Marxist as I think it is?   The Oracle replies:   Brothers & Sisters was a single released on Fierce Panda and was in no way Marxist! Without Parachutes is a bootleg by the way so is not an official Coldplay release. August 20, 2008 - submitted by AJ, Canada   Q. Would Coldplay ever consider doing a concert devoi

Chris Martin will be in the Radio 1 studios on Valentines Day morning, 14th February (next Tuesday). He will be chatting to Chris Moyles between 9am and 10am GMT.   More news on this as and when it transpires. You can listen online here.

Footballers and actors top the desire list that most women fantasize about, according to a survey of what women want in bed. The research, by fantasy box firm Sheila's Comforts, revealed that it is their rugged looks and athletic prowess that turn women on.   Chelsea midfielder Frank Lampard is the most desirable man, followed by Real Madrid star David Beckham in second and Pirates of the Caribbean actor Johnny Depp in third. James Bond star Daniel Craig, Arsenal forward Thierry Henry and Coldpl

"Coldplay’s Chris Martin can sip from his ‘world’s best Dad’ mug and feel a bit smug this weekend as he can now also lay claim to the title of most-listened to dad, according to Spotify"     More info   Meanwhile, Coldplay's frontman is back in London and was spotted at Hyde Park in London, Thursday night, watching Indie band, 'The Strokes'. No doubt, he was loving the tunes from their first album, 'Is This It', which he named as 'the best album of the past 15 years' during an interview w

So now we know what Chris Martin has been up to for the past few months – growing his hair.   The Coldplay singer paraded his dodgy barnet as he held up cute daughter Apple on a day out at a fair. Chris and his bandmates have been gigging in South America, trying songs for their next album (er..no).   But he caught up with daddy duties at the fair in LA – stepping in when Apple got scared on a pony and cried. She must have had A Rush Of Blood To The Head.   More on this here [thanks Azlina]  

Chris Martin was just on KIIS FM with Ryan Seacrest. As per usual, he was in typical interviewing form - facetious and funny. You can listen to and download the interview here [thanks Ouiparis & mimixxx]   Meantime, here are a few tidbits from the interview [thanks Ouiparis]:   * Ryan mentioned that he liked the Starbucks joke (venti vs. grande) and Chris said he was glad because it is difficult to be funny in front of a whole bunch of people.   * Chris thought the Monday night encore was mu

Coldplay lead singer singer Chris Martin will be Andrew Denton's Enough Rope guest on July 3.   Married to actor Gwyneth Paltrow, Martin is father to daughter Apple and newborn son Moses. So, baby names will surely be covered, but what of Martin's recent comment to Rolling Stone that despite Coldplay's zillion record sales, "We haven't done anything better than (Michael Jackson's) Don't Stop 'Till You Get Enough"?   Denton will also chat to three cabbies (from Sydney, Melbourne and the Gold Coas

You can download the best bits from the Chris Evans show on BBC Radio 2 today, where Chris Martin was in the studio, here   Full discussion here   [thanks coldplay_steph]

Chris Martin will be on BBC Radio 4 extra this coming Thursday (7th July) at around 4pm (BST) onwards, according to the BBC schedule found at the radio's website. The DJ will be Mel Giedroyc on her 'The 4 O'Clock Show'. More discussion ahead of this interview can be found at the Coldplay forum here now [thanks 42rock89]   Last time Chris Martin was on BBC Radio 4 back in 2008, he walked out of the interview while promoting the band's new album. Nine minutes into the pre-recorded interview for Ra

Here's the host of the Ellen Degeneras show, Ellen Degeneras!   Ellen Degeneras was backstage at the Grammy Rehearsals this week. You can see a short clip of Chris Martin on her show here

Sunday: Super Bowl pre-game festivities kick off at 2 p.m. on CBS with performances from Stevie Nicks and Cirque du Soleil (not together). Then Billy Joel sings the national anthem and Prince behaves at halftime; Coldplay’s Chris Martin appears on HBO’s “Extras.”   Source: http://www.timesdispatch.com/

One week after appearing on the British comedy show 'Extras', Chris Martin finally speaks out about the fact that he was mocked badly by Ricky Gervais and being shown as a selfish pop star on an ego trip.   He said: "At least now people can assume I do have a sense of humour and it's not all about angst and baby Apple."   More on this here

Having phoned in the Xfm Bounty Hunter competition, Coldplay’s Chris Martin spoke exclusivly about how the follow-up to his band's multi-million selling album 'Rush Of Blood To The Head' is progressing, and trying to make "something amazing."   The final days of the Bounty Hunter competition reached fever pitch with celebrities such as Charlize Theron, Ewan McGregor and Kate Winslet bombarding the studio with phone calls (listen to them here).   In fact, when Coldplay’s Chris Martin first phoned

Chris Martin today spend time being interviewed on BBC Radio 5 Live (UK).   You can hear the whole interview again if you missed it at http://www.bbc.co.uk/fivelive and click on the 'listen again' link.

Chris Martin will be a studio guest on Channel 4's Dispatches programme tonight.   Dispatches Live Special: After The Tsunami will air at 8pm GMT and will include a live debate on foreigh policy in the aftermath of the disaster.

Chris Martin recently announced that four songs acted as the cornerstones for the band's recently released third album, X&Y, and one of those tunes was the band's new single, "Fix You."   Chris says that all four of the tracks made him feel like Coldplay were breaking new musical ground.   "When I hear them or play them, I can remember the feeling of, like, 'Oh, we haven't done this before,' you know what I mean? Whenever we get that feeling it's very exciting, and we normally write two or t

Coldplay singer Chris Martin has a Hollywood wife - but don't let that fool you into thinking he's a playboy.   Martin - who has two kids with Gwyneth Paltrow - says a playboy lifestyle couldn't be further from the band's mind.   "At a time when we could just buy speedboats, we are really fired up about trying to do something," Chris says. "We have had three albums now, sold lots of records, we've taken a lot of shit ... and played to lots of intelligent people. Now it is time to do something g

The Streets have finished their long awaited new album - but Mike Skinner says his collaboration with Chris Martin may now never see the light of day.   Despite working together on the "sad" album track 'Dry Your Eyes', Skinner suspects Chris wasn't that keen on the finished product, so their version won’t be on the album.   Skinner told said: "'Dry Your Eyes' is the moment of complete panic when your girlfriend finishes with you...it's a sad one. I wrote the track and I thought that he (Chris M

Pop queen Madonna walked out on her Reinvention world tour yesterday to celebrate husband Guy Ritchie's birthday.   The Material Girl flew to London after performing in Holland, to host an exclusive party at celebrity restaurant Offerman to mark the Snatch director's 36th birthday - the guests included Chris Martin, and his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow.   Source: ContactMusic

Michael Eavis, founder of the Glastonbury music festival, has been named on Time magazine's list of the world's most influential people. Mr Eavis has run the legendary event on his Somerset dairy farm for 39 years.   He is one of 100 people listed, along with US President Barack Obama, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, teen actor Zac Efron and TV host Oprah Winfrey. Mr Eavis, 73, said he was "flattered and maybe a little embarrassed" to be on the prestigious annual list. Since Mr Eavis start