During a long talk with SPIN Coldplay’s front singer Chris Martin releases a few thoughts…
“Some people misconstrue our band to be just a commercial venture,” says Martin. “They question the soulfulness of Coldplay because we’ve done okay. Maybe it’s because I’m English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it. I always feel like the big bad outside world just fucking hates us.”
Jay-Z, who has certainly had his share of critics and rap beefs, told Martin to “just follow your passion and fuck everything and everyone else,” the frontman recalls. “And [Jay] embodies that to a T. He’s done it more successfully than anyone. He’s just following his path, and you either get on or you get off. His influence is as much philosophical as it is musical.”