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Thanks :) Yeah, there are lot of Brazilian fans here, but they're probably like me, they don't post a lot :P

Não sei, Gabes. Vou ver se acho em biblioteca ou no Centro Cultural. Vou ler agora :)

I wouldn't say that. I'm from São Paulo and I wish Coldplay played in lots of cities, not only mine, so more fans could go to their concerts.

I wouldn't think that a "Willuver" would :cool: Anyway, Will's birthday is on Thursday :smug:

Was this picture taken by you, melanieau? If so, thanks a lot. Sometimes people forget to take pictures of Will as well.

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That's just brilliant! Congrats for the idea!

Chris said quite sometimes that he can't listen to Coldplay albums (out of insecurity, probably). I don't know what the Will, Jonny or Guy think about it. Talking about musical influences, I think Will was really into Rage Against the Machine.

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^Yeah! It's strange, though. Sometimes, some updates appear first on the widget, but, today, it wasn't even there. Anyway, the entry is on coldplay.com again and I finally managed to hear the audio \o/

^Yeah! It's strange, though. Sometimes, some updates appear first on the widget, but, today, it wasn't even there. Anyway, the entry is on coldplay.com again and I finally managed to hear the audio \o/

True! My sister bought one and I ate it in like second (and she got really mad). Anyway, my mum's food is quite addicting. She cooks pretty well.

Not at all. I appreciate that you took to the time to read it. :kiss: (I think my cheeks are burning)

:stunned: Caramba, Vagner. Espero que você esteja bem.

That interview was great. Jonny's shyness and charm :smug:

I get what you mean. It seems so unfair that some people who win these competitions are kind of very full of themselves, but don't seem to take any advantage of getting to know the band, apart from being able to say that have a photo with Coldplay-whose-members-I-don't-even-know-the-names. You know, I see that quite a few people (in general, not only competition winners) are very proud of material stuff that they can boast about, but forget music. And I agree with Chavi :)

I will not translate the introduction because there's nothing really new, apart from the possibility of Coldplay coming to Brasil in March, in 2009. Here is a brief sumarize (any correction is appreciated because I'm terrible at translating things from Portuguese to English): Last week, Coldplay played one more concert of the tour promoting their newest record. After the soundcheck, Chris Martin gave us an exclusive interview. He is a shy vegetarian who is commited with Fair Trade, an organisation that defends poorer countries in global trade. Martin is also the leadsinger of the current biggest band. Their first three albuns have sold more than 30 million copies and Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends just makes the already large amount even larger. It topped the charts in 36 countries; in Brasil the 34000 copies sold represent a golden record. In the San Jose performance, Coldplay showed why they attract so many listeners, a vast group that includes from teenagers to forty-year-olds. The band brilliantly played the new songs off the record (produced by Brian Eno, Viva La Vida introduces a Coldplay flirting with Indian and African sounds). And Martin showed his charisma: during one and a half hour, he hypnotized 15000 people with his not very coordinated movements, jokes and peculiar way of hammering the piano. He made an ironic comment about people who do not like his band. "We wish all those critics who dislike us were here to see you singing this song with me". Martin only loses his temper when paparazzi invade his private life; in the interview, he talked about this subject and announced that Coldplay may come to Brasil in March, 2009. The interview follows and I'll try to not omit anything: Viva La Vida topped the charts in 36 countries. Presently, are Coldplay the biggest band? Yeah, we're the biggest ones today -but in a very limited sense. Just because U2 and Green Day didn't release any record this year. It's like winning a golf tournament in which Tiger Woods didn't take place. I'd say we're among the ten best bands. But did you know that I don't listen to Coldplay albums? They make me have nightmares. Why? Are they bad records? I work hard in every record that I make. But, when I listen to them, I always feel that I could've done better. Deep down, it's not a bad thing -it's an aim for perfection. I promise that one day, I'll listen to Coldplay albuns. When I'm 90 and have nothing else to do, maybe. Coldplay provoke extreme reactions. Some worship you, other hate you. How do you face that? I'm scared by the hate. I always believed that we are an authentic band, because of the chemistry between the members. We're four souls that complete one another and I have a job that we believe in. I can't see where this hostility comes from Does criticism hurt you? I simply try to not read them. I only pay attention when someone highlights some relevant observation. Some journalists pointed out some exaggerations in the concerts of the new tour, what made us change our performance. But if people hate us just for the sake of it, [you've got to be] patient. There are people who need to do that. If it's me they choose to attack, just let it be like that. You collaborate with Fair Trade, which defends the end of comercial restrictions between poor and rich countries. How do take part in the project? I've been more active. I left Fair Trade aside to dedicate myself to the new Coldplay record, which means that I'm just a silent enthusiast of the organisation. I still believe that this project can reduce poverty in many countries, including Brasil. Isn't it incoherent to support democrat Barack Obama in the US election? He defends protecionist policies for certain sections of the US industry, which is the opposite of Fair Trade principles. I support Obama because I'm intelligent. The last sentence of his autobiography is: "My heart is full of love for my country". It sounds too patriotic -but Obama is trying to be elected the president of a country in which patriotism is exacerbated. Reading the rest of the book, it can be noticed that he is more open-minded than republican Jonh McCain. Even if he's said to be a protectionist, he'll consider the other countries. You can say I am naive, but I believe that today's politicians are better than yesterday's. And will be even better in the future. When did you figure out you wanted to be a musician? I'm from Devon, in the South part of England. Perhaps there'a something special in the milk of this region because there are a lot of interesting people from there, like Joss Stone. I discovered music at school. It was very traditional in terms of music; at most, it'd let students take part in choirs and small orchaestras -which are important, but can be boring to teenagers. One day, a new teacher came up with lots of keyboards. They were rather worn out, but still worked. They were a revelation for me. I started singing much later. I was in Tunisia, with a friend of mine and there was a bar in the city that held karaoke competitions. The winner was given a bottle of whisky. I won lots of them and didn't even drink at that period... Songs like Clocks denote a certain influence from classical music. Do you like it? As any pianist, I love listening to Chopin. But I still can't play anything by him because it's too fast. I also like Beethoven. By the way, I read recently that "Because", by The Beatles é "Moonlight" played backwards. I'm really willing to check if it's true. The fans' approach can be really violent. What do you do to get rid of unwanted fans? I do nothing because I'm rarely recognised on the streets. Lots of people who come up to talk to me think I am James Blunt because of the huge success of "You're Beautiful". You cannot deny you are chased by paparazzy... I think "chased" is too strong. The most annoying situation is not be able to go shopping with my wife, who is also famous. Neither I nor she encourage this kind of approach. But it's not the end of the world. If it's what you have to endure to give my family a comfortable life, that's ok. Other people suffer more than that. Such as Britney Spears and Amy Winehouse? If there's one person whose life was ruined by those people, this person is Britney. I regard myself as a lucky guy because I'm part of a band and I'm a man (they usually importune women in a higher degree). Britney has to deal with those people every day. Amy's case is sad as well. Jonny, our guitarist, is her neighbour and witnesses all those paparazzi every day. Amy's an angel. I hate to acknowledge that people cause her harm. Why do you usually refer to yourself in a self-deprecating way? Because I'm honest. And, to a certain extent, that's also Woody Allen's influence: he's my favourite movie maker and is always telling jokes about himself. Lots of Coldplay lyrics are inspired by Woody's thoughts on sex, life and friendship. Only one joke from the movie "Annie Hall" would result in a full Coldplay record. Two ladies are in a restaurant and one of them says: "The food here is horrible". The other goes: "Horrible and is served in small portions". With this, Woody meant that life is painful -and that it is also very fast. Do you lack self-confidence? When I'm with the band, never. When I'm by myself, I bring myself into question countinually. To be honest, I think the only person in the world who doens't lack self-confidence is George W. Bush. He's so insane that he has no time left. As said before, corrections would be grateful. And, Cris, thanks again for posting.

It's absolutely clear, thanks! :)

:) Tudo bem, Vagner?

Yeah, Tim is the keyboardist. Richard (I never remember his surname) is the drummer. And I actually thought it was that Tim who came out with the name "Coldplay"; I even remember that someone on TV talking about that story and Tim could've become Coldplay member as well Oo'

He may be the guy who Chris mentions on the Rolling Stone interview (The Jesus of uncool): On the first single, "Violet Hill," you sing about a fox becoming a god and a "carnival of idiots on show." Was the song inspired by Fox News? No one's got that before, no one in the band, no one. The first line in that song is the first line of any song we ever wrote. Years ago, when Guy [berryman, bassist] heard that first line and that first little melody — "It was a long and dark December" — he said, "OK, I'll join the band." But we just didn't have the other 49 lines until last year. And then one day I was watching Bill O'Reilly, and I was like, "I know how to finish that song." My best friend, Tim, he's a musician in a band called the High Wire, but he also has to work in a bar. He was having trouble with his boss, and it made me think that so many people spend their lives being told what to do by people that they just don't like. So it was that idea, and watching Bill O'Reilly, and all these words just came out.

^ Me too. When I read that it was Death Will Never Conquer, I thought "Great, we'll have Will singing", but it turned out to be Chris, but I'm not complaining d:

^ Me too. When I read that it was Death Will Never Conquer, I thought "Great, we'll have Will singing", but it turned out to be Chris, but I'm not complaining d:

Newsreel: An appeal to Wikipedia enthusiasts July 25, 2008 6:40 pm Fortis est veritas Good afternoon. It has been brought to our attention that the Wikipedia article on hard-living rock combo Coldplay is not as accurate as it could be. For starters, it was Mr Tim Crompton who first suggested the name Coldplay, not Mr Tim Rice-Oxley. Also, the song featuring Miss Kylie Minogue is called Lhuna, not Lunar, and is not confirmed to be on the band's next album. Furthermore, eagled-eyed readers of the band's album sleevenotes (or, indeed, their MySpace page) will have noted that Coldplay officially have five members - with the mysterious Mr Phil Harvey making up the quintet. The band would, we're told, be enormously grateful if these inaccuracies could be corrected, so that they don't keep having to answer questions about them. Anchorman http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=80 ______ Oh, it's Lhuna, didn't know that x_x I have a few corrections to make... :embarassed:

Newsreel: An appeal to Wikipedia enthusiasts July 25, 2008 6:40 pm Fortis est veritas Good afternoon. It has been brought to our attention that the Wikipedia article on hard-living rock combo Coldplay is not as accurate as it could be. For starters, it was Mr Tim Crompton who first suggested the name Coldplay, not Mr Tim Rice-Oxley. Also, the song featuring Miss Kylie Minogue is called Lhuna, not Lunar, and is not confirmed to be on the band's next album. Furthermore, eagled-eyed readers of the band's album sleevenotes (or, indeed, their MySpace page) will have noted that Coldplay officially have five members - with the mysterious Mr Phil Harvey making up the quintet. The band would, we're told, be enormously grateful if these inaccuracies could be corrected, so that they don't keep having to answer questions about them. Anchorman http://www.coldplay.com/newsdetail.php?id=80 ______ Oh, it's Lhuna, didn't know that x_x I have a few corrections to make... :embarassed: