Chris Martin Quotes
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Music comes from a place we don't know.
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Abstract painting is dead. That's why it has become so interesting again.
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We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more.
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I'm not an old-fashioned, booze-and-drugs rock 'n' roller. For me, rock 'n' roll is all about doing whatever you want. It's about defying convention and being who you are. I'd rather go swimming or running or kite flying.
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When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.
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I do an hour's yoga and go running every day. Then I see a picture of myself and I still look like a skinny, potbellied idiot - and I thought I had turned into this superhunk!
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In America idea of freedom isn't actually about freedom. That's about power. The point of an artist is to find out what are the flavors that I must work with. Finding one's freedom is about surrendering to your helplessness.
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I don't mind not being cool.
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There comes a point where it doesn't matter how many zeroes are at the end of your bank account.
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It's going to be a few years before you see us again. People are fed up with us, and so are we.
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Some people misconstrue our band just to be a commercial venture.
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The lyrics just come out, and I don't know where from. I'm an incredible failure in relationships. I think there's a romantic ideal that I'm aspiring for. I don't know. The lyrics are always about unsuccessful relationships. They're not all about the love between a man and a woman. It's about friendship and family. Deep down there's a lot of talk about general existence.
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I definitely appreciate opportunities in life more than anything else after going through that. God has a way of getting your attention. I didn't know if I'd ever play basketball again. I'm very thankful.
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I don't actually own a car.
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Looking after your ears is unfortunately something you don't think about until there's a problem.
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I personally really like getting a proper album with artwork and everything.
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I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.
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I think One Direction are the biggest band in the world, their songs are great,
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We all agreed that philosophically, it was not OK, and ethically, it wasn't OK. We're going to take the word 'divert' totally out of our vocabulary.
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I don't drink, I don't take drugs, I don't smoke.
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In my mind, when God made women, he did an amazing job. I think girls are just perfect.
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Well, I don't like the word 'rock star,' the two words, 'rock star.' Not even 'soft rock star. Not even limestone star. I don't like those words.
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You can never say you're big - I don't think you can ever take anything like that for granted.
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College radio is a very important medium that needs to survive in difficult economic times when some stations are being sold off and shut down. College radio is the future for broadcasting stars and pioneers of tomorrow, and we as a band, Coldplay, support the vital mission of college radio and we also support College Radio Day, the day when college radio comes together.