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News of this week: Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends sold 68.000 copies this week and it's still the top selling release of 2008, since until now 5.856.400 copies have been sold. The record estabilshed by Coldplay, about the copies sold world-wide in the first week after the release, has been broken by AC/DC that sold 1.774.000 copies of their last album 'Black Ice', (against 1.585.000 of Chris Martin's band). In UK, the sold copies amount to 951.000, in USA to 1.845.750. The single Viva La Vida is still selling with flying colors (5.900.000 copies): this week it scored No.1 in Czech Republic and Polynesia, No.2 in Philippines and No.3 in Turkey. The hit sold 256.225 in UK and 2.513.024 in USA (8th among the ever top-rewarding downloads); in Switzerland the title-track of the last album of the band reached gold (15.000 copies). Lost! is making its way in the world charts. In the Euro 200 Charts it climbed up 40 positions (from 194th to 154th). It's going well also in Chile (No. 73), in Estonia (No.27) and in the Mediabase Triple A Chart (No.3). Not to mention its debut in the single chart of Venezuela at No.15. The popularity of the fourth single of Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, Lovers In Japan, is growing fast. It just happened to be at No.97 of the top-liked single chart of Japan, and it hit it big in the japanese International Radio Airplay Chart (where is at No.29) too. It's confirmed the new record in sales of the first single Violet Hill, with 135.000 copies in UK and 425.000 in USA. The Live 2003 Dvd is again in the limelight, since it's at No.1 in the top-selling dvd chart in Italy and it reached platinum for the fourth time in Australia, with 60.000 copies.

Cemeteries Of London, please!

And my nickname is Coldpatrix, not Coldplatrix

I'm simple a fan...

I'm Phil Harvey!

Yeah, it's the same...

Here the tracklist of Lovers In Japan single: 1. Lovers In Japan (3.56) 2. Lovers In Japan [Osaka Sun Mix] (3.57) 3. Lovers In Japan [Acoustic] (3.54)

If you meet him, please ask where FOP is!

YEAH!

The top violinist Davide Rossi was exclusively interviewed by Coldplayzone.it. After working with Coldplay on their last album Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, the musician came back to the studio, to record the forthcoming Prospekt's March EP. He revealed that in the EP there would be three songs featuring the sound of his Violectra and that we are about to listen to 'a top quality EP' made of fresh and powerful songs. In my opinion... these EP is actually levelled with ‘Viva La Vida’. Fans are not to be expecting a 'b-sides' album but a unique work, equally impressive... As a matter of fact, I prefer the EP!' We would really like to thank again Davide Rossi for his immense kindness. Here the interview (the new one): Hello Davide. Thanks for giving us a bit of your time once more and for your availability. “Viva la Vida or Death and all his friends”, album to which you took part in an excellent manner with your “Violectra”, is the top-selling album of 2008 thanks to its 6 millions copies sold all over the world so far, and most of all thanks to the hit “Viva la Vida”, which once and for all consecrated you as violinist of a great talent. Now we’re reaching another debut made in Coldplay, in which we’ll taste your “artistic touch” once more. Do you believe that the album positive halo we’ll open the way to a new successful release, for example this EP? First of all thank you for the compliment… Even if honestly I try not to think about it, it’s obvious that, every time someone reminds me of the great success of this album and of “Viva la Vida” in particular, I feel very satisfy for taking part to a such big project and in such determinant way. After that, my philosophy takes to consider even such huge satisfactions as facts which belong to the past. So now I’m excited for this EP, which will be out in a few days…Or at least, I think (I hardly ever remember realising dates!). Even if this EP belongs to the most recent past, to me and to the guys it has a meaning of fulfilment of a very creative period. Inasmuch as I understood from the guys, the songs of this EP were never secondary to those of the “main” album, but simply not suitable for “Viva la Vida”, because of artistic matters, record outline and even because they didn’t want the main album to be too long. Almost three weeks ago, before the guys left for United States, I was listening to it in the studio with Chris, Jon (Hopkins) and Rick (Simpson), and I was almost shocked because the songs were so fresh, full of energy and because the quality of this EP was really high. To me (and I don’t say that good-naturedly) this EP doesn’t look out of place with “Viva la Vida”. The fans must not expect a “b-sides” album, but a work with his identity and as much strong…Actually, I prefer this EP to “Viva la Vida”! We know that every adventure as a world-wide tour, changes in part or deeply the artists’ life. How was finding the guys after this period and after a mountain of anecdotes and episodes, seeing that you were around the world too, with Goldfrapp? Every time we meet it seems that it hasn’t been such a long time. But it’s true: everyone has made different experiences, the guys with their tour, and me with Goldfrapp’s tour and with the record and some festivals with Verve. So we have many gossips to tell each other! (he laughs). Tell us about recording sessions of this new EP. Intensity, emotions and even some curiosities (if you can tell us)… Ehm…I’d say that all these things were part of that year and a half already said, in which we recorded… “Rainy Day” and “Prospekt’s March” are two songs to which, as you said, you took part. We already talked about the first one during the first interview. What can you say about the title track of this EP? Oh yeah…”Rainy Day”, for a certain period, was made as a song just for strings and voice, a bit like “Eleanor Rigby”, but then it became a more complete song and it’s a “collage” of different sessions. ‘Prospekt's March’ is a song simply amazing, with a lovely melody sung by Chris in his style, which I define “weepy” and it was co-produced by Jon Hopkins, who even arranged the strings that I restrict myself to play, with some little suggestions, of course… Will we be able to hear you Violectra even in other songs of the EP? There’s a new version of “Life in Technicolor” that becomes more complete in this EP. With the passing of the time, and with the progress of the career, Coldplay became much more exigent both with themselves and with their entourage. About that, can we ask you if the band demanded some particular musical abilities this time, or did they leave you freedom in decisions, fantasy and improvisation, like they did for “Viva la Vida or death and all his friends”? As I said before, as this session belongs to the one for the album, the dynamics were the same as one year and a half ago. To sum, at the beginning there was an obvious period of “musical acknowledgment” and with the passing of the time the guys gave me and Jon Hopkins (both of us were “external” collaborator to the project) more freedom and responsibility to the creative and expressive level. What do they expect from this EP? But most of all, what do you expect? You came back to the top with Coldplay just when nobody was expecting that, it was so soon… To me (and I speak just for me because I didn’t talk about it with the guys), I don’t expect nothing special…meaning that I’m very happy because I know that we make a work with some quality. So I trust in a great success for the fans… Did you talk – by chance – with the guys about the concerts they had here in Italy? Did they tell you something about their feelings? No, I’m sorry, I’ve only seen Chris and talk a bit with Guy at the phone sometimes. We mentioned the respective tours in a general way, but without talking about details. When you’re always “on the road” you try to avoid the argument, because you’re always very tired…But I remember that I tell the guys in an e-mail that they should expect surprises from the Italian concerts (he’s talking about the balloons choreography made for the lives by Coldplayzone) and I think they took note of that, because they mentioned it in their official website. Many fans ask themselves where is “Famous Old Painters”, a track announced as an important song of the album, and later of the EP, but that last was discarded by both. Do you know something about that? Did you take part to the sessions for that song or you don’t know anything, like us? I think it’ in the EP, if I’m not wrong (unfortunately he’s wrong). I’ve seen the titles in the studio just in passing. Anyway, I didn’t take part to the sessions for that song. There are hundreds of Italian and world-wide supporters that would pay to see you on stage with Coldplay. Tell us, what do we have to do to make this happen? Could petitions or public campaigns be useful, or will we have to go imploring the band at the Bakery in London? Have you ever talked about this eventuality, or is it a too far hypothesis to become true? Eheh! Till now we haven’t talked about that with the guys and when we did it, we couldn’t do anything because we were in different countries…But, who knows! One nice thing will take place in London: for the concerts at “O2 Arena” I’ll play with Jon Hopkins as main supporter for Coldplay and it’ll great to play with Jon! I’m looking forward for it! And of course I’ve told Chris that it’ll be very “difficult” for them to play after us! (he laughs) You curriculum got very longer this year: “Biblen” with Blæs Bukki, “Io non credevo che questa sera” with La Crus, “Echoes” with California Guitar Trio, but most of all “Caravan Girl” with you Goldfrapp, the already quoted “Viva la Vida Or death and all his friends” and the album the marked the return of a band like Verve, “Forth”. You’re living the top of your career. Are you happy and proud of yourself? We are, sincerely… I’m happy and grateful for what’s happening, but I feel like I’ve just started…I like working with different artists and with different style and importance. The important thing is to deal with good music and a project that I like. Sometimes I work even with friends, to help them in their little projects. We must always remember where we come from. Your future projects? Well…to make it short, I can say that the collaborations with Coldplay and Chris are just at the beginning! In December I’ll be in studio with Nick and Simon from Verve, simply to try something completely new and maybe to record an album in a few weeks. Then there’ll be other collaborations, but it’s too soon to quote them. How often do you see your family? We know that to be far from sons and daughters can be stimulating in your work, but it mustn’t be easy. Will you take a holiday for Christmas after the huge mountain of music produced this whole year? It’s hard to stay so long without my beloved, but it’s the price to pay for this work, and I knew it since the beginning. Fortunately my wife is an amazing woman, she always gets behind me. But for November (and finally, I’d say!) we’ll have a little holiday all together. And we’ll go to Italy, of course! “Music is in touch with my inner world, I could say with God, even if I don’t belong to no religion. It’s like a house to which I have to come back, in which I feel fine with myself: it’s my mantle, my life. There was a period, when I moved in England, when I couldn’t play for practical difficulties: that was a moment in which I felt so ill at ease that I felt bad physically". These are your words. Someone in our forum made them his mantra, believed in them and created a web site. Because at the core, there’s passion. So far, are these words your life’s karma? The same karma that allows you to live in peace with yourself, with other people, to produce great music and most of all to give a sense to your existence? Are they deeply? Well, they’re my words and so I feel them very strong. But we must try to keep in practice what we say, constantly. And often, that’s not easy, at all. Thanks again, Davide. Our users and visitors are waiting, as already happened, a greet from you… Thank you and thanks your “passion” which is really praiseworthy; thanks for the enthusiasm and the support and attention that you give to me! And a hearty greet, obviously, to all the readers of your site. Source: http://www.coldplayzone.it P.S. Sorry for the bad english! :)

I'm in! I have to sign this petition, the song is absolutely brilliant!

Ok, so same setlist, and same risk for Chris to get shot for his Obama support! :)

Ahhhhh, i want the setlist!

Anyway, in two weeks is in the Top 100 (not so bad, if you consider that the single will be launched on November, 10th)!

Hey! Lost! is 73rd in Chile Singles Chart (last week: 93rd)... +20 positions!

4.05 am...and my passion for Coldplay still stands...

I think nope, 'cause i have to prepare the breakfast for 55 guests within 20 mins...

Nope, dear Lore...i'm at work...i'm a receptionist, so today i'm working all night long...coffee after coffee, i'm waiting for the setlist! :-) Ah, i have made a new interview with Davide Rossi...i think tomorrow will be online at Coldplayzone and then even here (translated, obviously...)...

Maybe there was no audience! :-)

I don't think so...

Trust in me, is the official one! If you want i can even post the disc of the promo, with Lovers In Japan (Osaka Sun Mix) (3.57)...

In my opinion there was in it a video of a new Coldplay song and Roadie thought it was only a simple soundcheck part...

In my opinion there was in it a video of a new Coldplay song and Roadie thought it was only a simple soundcheck part...

Thanks to Nitehawk, who posted it on Coldplaybootlegs!

Here the artwork of Lovers In Japan single (source: Coldplaybootlegs - Thanks to Nitehawk!!!):