Chris Martin

Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.

There comes a point where it doesn’t matter how many zeroes are at the end of your bank account.

What makes us a bit nervous is, in this instant age, to release something that might take more than one listen. Where everything is instantly judged on YouTube or something! It’s a bit like releasing a horse and cart on a racetrack.

I’ve had tinnitus for about ten years, and since I started protecting my ears it hasn’t got any worse – touch wood.

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

We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more.

I know without our fans and the devotion of our fans we wouldn’t be here. I don’t mean to put them down, but I’m just stating a fact that it is hard to play to people that see you all the time and it takes a lot of fun out of it in some ways.

You know when you find a great dress, you’ve gotta hold on to it.

While Bette Midler is an extremely unattractive woman, I refuse to say that because I always insist on being politically correct.

I don’t know how I feel right now.

Because I talk so much shit they give me overcredit just to shut me up!

No, I’ve never thought that I was gay. And that’s not something you think. It’s something you know.

Diamonds are a girl’s best friend and dogs are a man’s best friend. Now you know which sex has more sense.

I’m a blowfish. I’m not a shark, I’m a blowfish. So that perfect example about me hitting my head, it’s like a blowfish. I wasn’t coming out of my house going to a paparazzi’s house to attack them. I’m defending my family in front of my own house. I’m defending my name as someone’s screaming something negative at me. That’s a blowfish. People have me pinned as a shark or a predator in some way, and in no way am I that. I wouldn’t want to hurt anyone. I want to defend people. I want to help people.

If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing – anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It’s so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.

I think Daniel (Radcliffe)’s… just so far superior to me in terms of desirability, so he didn’t really have much of a competition with me. If I were Katie, I would definitely go out with him because he’s rich and famous, and I’m not really!

I’m not a mean person, but I have a capacity for it. I have the biting comment formed somewhere in the back of my head – like it’s in captivity. Sometimes people expect that I’m going to be tough. It’s not a bad situation. People treat you better. People are on time.

To a smart girl men are no problem – they’re the answer.

If you want to be a screenwriter, take an acting class to get a sense of what you’re asking actors to do. Learning other skills will help you communicate with people and respect what they do.

I don’t drink, I don’t take drugs, I don’t smoke.

As you get older, your fingers sometimes swell. But I’ve missed 18 days in 65 years. Sometimes guys will just take off; I’ve never done that. If I’m booked to play, I go and play.