Wow. I’m sorry but my answer is going to have to be really long.
I grew up listening to Coldplay, though I didn't know it. Every time one of their songs came on the radio I fell in love with it all over again, but I really didn't bother to check and see who the band was. Last year I bought my copy of Viva la Vida. Something about the name intrigued me. I'd heard of Coldplay, but I wasn't really sure what they sang. So I listened to the album for the first time. By the time ‘Lost!’ came on, I was already doing my best to sing along. I loved the album so much that I listened to it again. So I decided I should find out what else they sing. I went out and got the other three albums and discovered that they sang the songs that I had loved growing up. I just fell in love with song after song… Chris’ voice, the piano, guitars, bass… just everything, but especially the lyrics. To me, nobody writes quite like Chris Martin. The lyrics inspire me, and touch me, and make me feel so alive and just happy. They became my favourite band, and I know that there will be no going back from that. I am a bit of a musician, as well though I don’t really think I’m that good. Coldplay just makes me want to try harder, though. They make me want to write that song and try to make it in the music industry because they help me to believe in myself as a musician. Their music has lifted me out of a rut I didn’t really know I was stuck in. It has helped me get closer to people I love who were becoming distant. It changed me for the better.