Brit Music Scene

Chris Martin Will Never Go Solo, It’s Coldplay All The Way

Posted: 10 Jun 2009 08:30 AM PDT

I don’t care what anyone says - Chris Martin is a genius. Some of the songs he has written will live on for years, and have already punctuated many people’s lives by signifying events or key moments. Sure, some of his songs are quite generic, which is why he’s been accused of plagiarism on a couple of occasions, but it doesn’t matter because they are still top quality.

Chris Martin Responds To Coldplay Plagiarism Claims

In actual fact, I think it’s a sign of a good songwriter when he or she soaks up influences around them, which is all anyone can really ever accuse Martin of having done. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Joe Satriani, and get off your high horse while you’re at it.

Why am I suddenly defending Chris Martin? Well, because he was recently asked by The Sun newspaper whether he would ever go solo. Which, let’s face it, he could do quite easily. I don’t want it to happen because Coldplay are one of the best British bands there has ever been, and thankfully Martin also feels the same way. He also made mention of his touring habits and how the next Coldplay album is shaping up.

"It would probably mean I've been dumped by my wife and I desperately need the money.”

"Hell would not only have to freeze over but be skated over and completely closed up. The Pope would have to declare it didn't even exist. I cannot think of anything worse."

"The main thing I do on tour is write, then go watch The Wire. Maybe it's because I'm about to turn 33, but I just feel hungry to write all the time.”

"I think the next album will be quite stripped down and based upon a story idea."

So, Gwyneth Paltrow would have to dump him, hell would have to freeze over, and the Pope would have to declare the idea of Heaven and Hell as an old-fashioned sham. I’d say that’s about as close to a declaration of ‘never going solo’ as we could hope for.

As for the next album, I like the idea of a stripped down, laid bare Coldplay sound. Not necessarily going backwards to the first album, which as good as it is was definitely of its time, but evolving into a more mature, more mellow Coldplay than was evident on Viva La Vida. I just wonder whether The Wire is going to be a big influence or not.

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