Or, at least, Coldplay read the music press and get upset by bad reviews. Which is a start.
New hecklerspray favourite The New York Times tore Coldplay‘s X&Y (CDs) album apart, leaving the band’s chief librarian Chris Martin no choice but to share his tears.
"There’s no harm admitting that you’re human and these things bring you down." Martin told the New York Post "That New York Times thing, yeah, it was fucking devastating for us."
We’re sure blubby Chris actually meant ‘Devastating for sales’, though we don’t want to put words in his mouth.
Truth is Coldplay might not get so much stick if they cheered the fuck up a bit. Unless you’ve just ended a relationship, buried a love one or taken a drug overdose their music has about as much resonance as the international space program.
"The truth is it really does affect us." Martin continued "And this is the first time that we’ve responded to it. That’s why we’re having trouble knowing how to answer."
Realising he is not actually the lead singer of Christ’s second coming split four ways has hit Chris Martin harder than even we could have hoped.
Top off this with a Rolling Stone magazine review that "knocked us sideways." (Martin again) and you’ve got a heck of good way to kick off the cold mornings.
Poor old Coldplay, some might say. Some others might say ‘Write some chirpier bloody songs’.
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[story by Chris Laverty]
John says
So Coldplay know they’re rubbish? It’s about time they realised. They should split now and go and do things that they’re good at.Everyone has their own special thing that only they can do and I’m sure given time they’ll discover what they can do.
lilith says
Well if you hate Coldplay so bloody much don’t listen to their music. I’m sure that something along the lines of Britney Spears shaking her tits at the TV screen would probably cheer you up… I for one don’t care of the reviews. They are musical geniuses!
kat says
I don’t think that if you don’t love Coldplay, then you must love Britney Spears… But, I mean, I love Coldplay and I genuinely hate other bands and I don’t go around the world spitting that on people’s faces, do I?!
David says
Hey John, why don’t you stop flapping your gums long enough to appreciate good music! Coldplay is my favorite British band, John-stop hating on them! What did they ever do to you?
geniuses! says
geniuses? in what way what massive genius to music has that pile of shite contributed.
nah classical composers are what you call a genius!
not a bunch of arm colour wearing depressing wankers who can only sing about as the report said, breaking up dead people and drug overdoses!
boring shit and really not that clever at all.
and idiots here call them genius! :D:D:D
dope!