Chris Martin

You can try to be catchy without being slick, poppy without being pop, and you can be uplifting without being pompous. Because we're sometimes playing quieter stuff, it's hard to sound like we're trying to change things, but we wanted to be a reaction against soulless rubbish. ”

To be totally honest with you, I'm so happy to be alive every day. ”

There's a part of me that wishes no one knew anything about me, but it's just not realistic. ”

I'm petrified of reincarnation because, you know, I like being me. ”

Being voted the world's sexiest vegetarian is about as cool as it gets. It's not quite as cool as Brad Pitt, but it'll do. ”

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever. ”

You can sometimes get your own feelings across more strongly if you pretend that you're singing it from someone else's angle. But it's always from me. It's just a new way of framing it. ”

You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted. ”

Being such a big band is never a problem but it can be distracting. ”

We aren't cool and never will be. ”