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14051 Spriggs Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193, USA
Chris Martin studied at Hylton School.
Palace Gate, Exeter EX1 1HX, United Kingdom
Chris Martin studied at Exeter Cathedral School.
Abbey Rd, Sherborne DT9 3LF, United Kingdom
Chris Martin studied at Sherborne School.
Gower St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Chris Martin studied at the University College London.
2001
Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, United States
Coldplay at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on April 9, 2001, in the midst of the tour for Parachutes.
2001
Verizon Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, United States
A freshly shorn Martin leads Coldplay at the 9th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine, California on June 23, 2001.
2002
Burbank, California, United States
Coldplay perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank, California on September 12, 2002.
2002
Kauai, Hawaii
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are seen.
2003
Teenage Cancer Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
At a charity concert in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall on March 26, 2003 in London.
2003
New York City, New York, USA
Singer Chris Martin photographed during arrivals at the Third Annual Music Has Power Awards at the Lincoln Center - Samuel B. and David Rose Building.
2004
Carling Apollo Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom
Chris Martin and Michael Stipe of R.E.M. on stage at the "Make Trade Fair Live" concert at the Carling Apollo Hammersmith on September 14, 2004 in London.
2005
New York City, New York, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay poses at a studio session to promote the band's new album "X&Y" at the W Hotel.
2008
O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman perform in the at the O2 Arena in London on December 14th, 2008.
2009
Chris Martin jumps like Michael Jackson on stage at the BRIT Awards in 2009.
2012
Auckland, New Zealand
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs for fans.
2014
Sydney, Australia
Chris Martin of indie rock band Coldplay is seen shooting a film clip along King Street in Newtown.
2014
New York City, New York, USA
Chris Martin Of Coldplay Attends The SiriusXM's Artist Confidential Series In The SiriusXM Studios.
2014
225 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin attend the 3rd annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala benefiting J/P HRO presented by Giorgio Armani at Montage Beverly Hills.
2014
Culver City, California, USA
Chris Martin (L) and actress Gwyneth Paltrow attend Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer Event with contributors American Cancer Society and Bristol Myers Squibb hosted by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon and the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
2015
New York, NY, USA
Chris Martin performs with Coldplay onstage while Apple Martin and Moses Martin watch from the crowd during 2015 Global Citizen Festival to end extreme poverty by 2030 in Central Park.
2016
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111, USA
Musician, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist Chris Martin of the band Coldplay performs On NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Plaza.
2016
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111,USA
Musician, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist Chris Martin of the band Coldplay performs On NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Plaza.
2016
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111,USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza.
2016
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 4PX, England
Chris Martin from Coldplay performs on stage during the Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace.
2016
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Musician Chris Martin of Coldplay attends Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium.
2016
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay at Levi's Stadium.
2016
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Beyonce, Chris Martin of Coldplay and Bruno Mars perform onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium.
2017
Av. 25, B1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the 'A Head Full Of Dreams' Tour at Ciudad de La Plata Stadium.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Musician Chris Martin performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum on.
2017
3780 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158, USA
Chris Martin of music group Coldplay performs onstage during the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena.
2017
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2017
9449 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108, USA
Musician Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at SDCCU Stadium.
2017
9449 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108, USA
Musician Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at SDCCU Stadium.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Singer Chris Martin performs onstage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Singer Chris Martin performs onstage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Musician Chris Martin performs onstage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum.
2019
Glastonbury, England
Kylie Minogue and Chris Martin perform on the Pyramid Stage on day five of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm.
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Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 4PX, England
Chris Martin from Coldplay performs on stage during the Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace.
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Chris Martin with his daughter
2009
Coldplay accept the award for Best Rock Album for their record Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. They also won Song of the Year and Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
2012
Coldplay, The BRIT Awards 2012 - Winners Board.
In 2017 Chris Martin received the American Music Awards.
In 2015 Chris Martin received the Aice Awards.
In 2016 Chris Martin received the BBC Music Awards.
Billboard Music Award
BT Digital Music Award
D&AD Award
Echo Award
Fryderyk Award
GAFFA Award
IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award
Ivor Novello Award
Juno Award
Los Premios 40 Principale
MTV Europe Music Award
MTV Video Music Award
NME Award
NRJ Music Award
Q Award
Silver Clef Award
Swiss Music Award
Teen Choice Award
World Music Award
2001
Roseland Ballroom, New York City, New York, United States
Coldplay at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City on April 9, 2001, in the midst of the tour for Parachutes.
2001
Verizon Amphitheatre, Irvine, California, United States
A freshly shorn Martin leads Coldplay at the 9th Annual KROQ Weenie Roast at the Verizon Amphitheatre in Irvine, California on June 23, 2001.
2002
Burbank, California, United States
Coldplay perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno in Burbank, California on September 12, 2002.
2002
Kauai, Hawaii
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are seen.
2003
Teenage Cancer Trust, London, England, United Kingdom
At a charity concert in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust at the Royal Albert Hall on March 26, 2003 in London.
2003
Kauai, Hawaii
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin
2003
New York City, New York, USA
Singer Chris Martin photographed during arrivals at the Third Annual Music Has Power Awards at the Lincoln Center - Samuel B. and David Rose Building.
2004
Carling Apollo Hammersmith, London, England, United Kingdom
Chris Martin and Michael Stipe of R.E.M. on stage at the "Make Trade Fair Live" concert at the Carling Apollo Hammersmith on September 14, 2004 in London.
2005
New York City, New York, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay poses at a studio session to promote the band's new album "X&Y" at the W Hotel.
2008
O2 Arena, London, England, United Kingdom
Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland and Guy Berryman perform in the at the O2 Arena in London on December 14th, 2008.
2009
Coldplay accept the award for Best Rock Album for their record Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends. They also won Song of the Year and Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals.
2009
Chris Martin jumps like Michael Jackson on stage at the BRIT Awards in 2009.
2010
Martin performing with Coldplay during the Viva la Vida Tour.
2011
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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2012
Coldplay, The BRIT Awards 2012 - Winners Board.
2012
Peninsula Square, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0DX, England
Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Chris Martin and Will Champion of Coldplay arrive at the BRIT Awards 2012 at O2 Arena.
2012
Auckland, New Zealand
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs for fans.
2014
Sydney, Australia
Chris Martin of indie rock band Coldplay is seen shooting a film clip along King Street in Newtown.
2014
New York City, New York, USA
Chris Martin Of Coldplay Attends The SiriusXM's Artist Confidential Series In The SiriusXM Studios.
2014
225 N Canon Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90210, USA
Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin attend the 3rd annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala benefiting J/P HRO presented by Giorgio Armani at Montage Beverly Hills.
2014
Culver City, California, USA
Chris Martin (L) and actress Gwyneth Paltrow attend Hollywood Stands Up To Cancer Event with contributors American Cancer Society and Bristol Myers Squibb hosted by Jim Toth and Reese Witherspoon and the Entertainment Industry Foundation.
2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
2015
Los Angeles, California, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs at the 4th Annual Sean Penn & Friends HELP HAITI HOME Gala Benefiting J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
2015
New York, NY, USA
Chris Martin performs with Coldplay onstage while Apple Martin and Moses Martin watch from the crowd during 2015 Global Citizen Festival to end extreme poverty by 2030 in Central Park.
2016
Beverly Hills California, USA
National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Neil Portnow and Singer Chris Martin attend a special performance by Coldplay's Chris Martin hosted by Live Nation to benefit MusiCares, a charity of The Recording Academy, at Live Nation Live.
2016
Beverly Hills California, USA
MusiCares Board Chair Alexandra Patsavas, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences President Neil Portnow, Singer Chris Martin and MusiCares VP Dana Tomarken attend a special performance by Coldplay's Chris Martin hosted by Live Nation to benefit MusiCares, a charity of The Recording Academy, at Live Nation Live.
2016
620 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217, USA
Chris Martin and son Moses Martin attend Golden State Warriors Vs. Brooklyn Nets game at Barclays Center.
2016
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111, USA
Musician, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist Chris Martin of the band Coldplay performs On NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Plaza.
2016
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111,USA
Musician, singer, songwriter, lead vocalist Chris Martin of the band Coldplay performs On NBC's 'Today' at Rockefeller Plaza.
2016
45 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111,USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza.
2016
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 4PX, England
Chris Martin from Coldplay performs on stage during the Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace.
2016
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Musician Chris Martin of Coldplay attends Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium.
2016
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Chris Martin of Coldplay at Levi's Stadium.
2016
4900 Marie P DeBartolo Way, Santa Clara, CA 95054, USA
Beyonce, Chris Martin of Coldplay and Bruno Mars perform onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl 50 Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium.
2017
Sylvesterallee 10, 22525 Hamburg, Germany
Chris Martin from Coldplay during Global Citizen Festival at Barclaycard Arena.
2017
Av. 25, B1900 La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chris Martin of Coldplay performs during the 'A Head Full Of Dreams' Tour at Ciudad de La Plata Stadium.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Musician Chris Martin performs onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum on.
2017
3780 S Las Vegas Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89158, USA
Chris Martin of music group Coldplay performs onstage during the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Festival at T-Mobile Arena.
2017
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2017
9449 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108, USA
Musician Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at SDCCU Stadium.
2017
9449 Friars Rd, San Diego, CA 92108, USA
Musician Chris Martin of Coldplay performs on stage at SDCCU Stadium.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Singer Chris Martin performs onstage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Singer Chris Martin performs onstage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum.
2017
Inglewood, California, USA
Musician Chris Martin performs onstage at the 2017 iHeartRadio Music Awards which broadcast live on Turner's TBS, TNT, and truTV at The Forum.
2018
4 Pennsylvania Plaza, New York, NY 10001, USA
Recording artist Chris Martin of Coldplay performs onstage during 60th Annual GRAMMY Awards - I'm Still Standing: A GRAMMY Salute To Elton John at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.
2019
Glastonbury, England
Kylie Minogue and Chris Martin perform on the Pyramid Stage on day five of the Glastonbury Festival at Worthy Farm.
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On the stage with Coldplay.
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Poster of the album "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" (2002)
Poster of the album "Parachutes" (2000)
Poster of the album "Mylo Xyloto" (2011)
Poster of the album " Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends" (2008)
Poster of the album "X&Y" (2005)
14051 Spriggs Rd, Woodbridge, VA 22193, USA
Chris Martin studied at Hylton School.
Palace Gate, Exeter EX1 1HX, United Kingdom
Chris Martin studied at Exeter Cathedral School.
Abbey Rd, Sherborne DT9 3LF, United Kingdom
Chris Martin studied at Sherborne School.
Gower St, Bloomsbury, London WC1E 6BT, United Kingdom
Chris Martin studied at the University College London.
In 2017 Chris Martin received the American Music Awards.
In 2015 Chris Martin received the Aice Awards.
In 2016 Chris Martin received the BBC Music Awards.
Billboard Music Award
BT Digital Music Award
D&AD Award
Echo Award
Fryderyk Award
GAFFA Award
IFPI Hong Kong Top Sales Music Award
Ivor Novello Award
Juno Award
Los Premios 40 Principale
MTV Europe Music Award
MTV Video Music Award
NRJ Music Award
NME Award
Silver Clef Award
Swiss Music Award
Teen Choice Award
World Music Award
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Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 4PX, England
Chris Martin from Coldplay performs on stage during the Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace.
Kensington Gardens, Kensington, London W8 4PX, England
Chris Martin from Coldplay performs on stage during the Sentebale Concert at Kensington Palace.
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Apple Blythe Alison Martin, Martin's daughter
Moses Bruce Anthony, Martin's son
Anthony Martin, Martin's father
Simon John Pegg, Martin's friend
Will Champion, Martin's bandmate
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Christopher Anthony John Martin was born on 2 March 1977 in Whitestone, Devon, England, and is the oldest of five children. His father, Anthony Martin, is a retired accountant, and his mother, Alison Martin, is a music teacher. His family's business was Martins of Exeter until sold by his father in 1999. William Willett, the man who campaigned for and made daylight saving time a recognised practice, was Martin's great-great-grandfather.
Martin was educated at the pre-preparatory Hylton School and the preparatory Exeter Cathedral School, where he formed his first band. Their debut performance was met with boos from the crowd. After Exeter Cathedral School, Martin boarded at Sherborne School, a boys' independent school in Dorset and where he met future Coldplay manager Phil Harvey at the school.
Martin continued his studies at University College London, staying at Ramsay Hall, where he read Ancient World Studies and graduated with first-class honours degree in Greek and Latin.
During the college's orientation week in 1996, he met guitarist Jonathan "Jonny" Buckland and the two decided to form a band, with the chosen name Pectoralz. By 1997, the band (renamed Starfish by this time) had recruited Guy Berryman on the bass and Will Champion on the drums.
In 2000, the band, now known as Coldplay, released their debut album, Parachutes. The album was a commercial success, peaking at No. 1 on the U.K. charts and entering the top half of the U.S. Billboard 200 with hits like "Yellow," "Trouble" and "Don't Panic." The album eventually became certified seven-time platinum. It received the Best British Album Award at the 2001 Brit Awards and won the 2001 Grammy Award for best alternative music album.
The group also released their second album A Rush of Blood to the Head in 2002. The album proved to be another success with songs including "In My Place," "Clocks" and "The Scientist," and the group went on a nine-month tour to North America, Europe and Australia. The tour was filmed live for the Live 2003 DVD. They also picked up two more Grammy Awards. "Clocks" won record of the year and "In My Place" was named best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal. Since their early wave of success, Coldplay has continued to thrive. Additional albums include X&Y, Vida La Vida, Prospekt's March, LeftRightLeftRightLeft and Mylo Xyloto, all released to rave reviews.
In recent years, Coldplay has been quite busy. They released the album Ghost Stories in 2014, which featured such songs as "Magic" and "A Sky Full of Stars." The following year, Coldplay put out A Head Full of Dreams. The band soon landed one of music's most high-profile gigs. Coldplay performed as part of the halftime show at Super Bowl 50 in February 2016.
Shortly afterward, the band launched its A Head Full of Dreams Tour. The massively successful tour crossed five continents, logging 114 sold-out performances in 83 venues, before wrapping in November 2017. The undertaking generated a whopping $523 million, making it Billboard's third highest grossing tour since the publication first started keeping track in 1990.
In addition to Coldplay, Martin has written a variety of songs for solo acts including British pop group Embrace and the singer Jamelia. In 2005, he collaborated with musician Nelly Furtado on the track "All Good Things (Come to an End)" from her third album Loose (2006). In 2006, he worked with rapper Jay-Z for the song "Beach Chair" for his album Kingdom Come. Martin has also collaborated with Swizz Beatz and Kanye West.
Martin, along with the other Coldplay members, achieved worldwide fame with the release of the band's single "Yellow" in 2000, a song that also earned the band their first Grammy Award nomination in the Grammy Award for Best Rock Song. The band also garnered critical acclaim and several accolades for their subsequent albums including A Rush of Blood to the Head and Viva la Vida, winning a Grammy Award for both and a Brit Award for the former. Coldplay has sold over 90 million records worldwide, making them one of the world's best-selling music artists. One of the highest profile musicians in British popular culture, Martin appeared on Debrett's 2017 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom.
In a 2005 Rolling Stone Magazine interview, Martin said of his religious views: "I definitely believe in God. How can you look at anything and not be overwhelmed by the miraculousness of it?" In the same interview as well, he spoke of going through a period of spiritual confusion, stating, "I went through a weird patch, starting when I was about sixteen to twenty-two, of getting God, religion, superstition, judgement all confused". In a 2008 interview, he said, "I'm always trying to work out what 'He' or 'She' is. I don't know if it's Allah or Jesus or Mohammed or Zeus. But I'd go for Zeus." Following the interview, he released a text message declaring himself an "all-theist", a word of his invention meaning that he believes in "everything".
Martin has been particularly outspoken on issues of fair trade and has campaigned for Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign. He travelled to Ghana and Haiti to meet farmers and view the effects of unfair trade practices. When performing he usually has variations of "Make Trade Fair", "MTF" or an equal sign written on the back of his left hand and the letters "MTF" can be seen emblazoned on his piano. He was a vocal critic of US President George W. Bush and the war in Iraq. During the Teenage Cancer Trust show at London's Royal Albert Hall on 24 March 2003, he encouraged the sell-out crowd to "sing against war". He was a strong supporter of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry, most notably during his acceptance speech for the 2004 Grammy Awards Record of the Year, accepting for "Clocks". He supported Obama for President in 2008, giving a shout-out at the end of a performance of "Yellow" on 25 October 2008 episode of Saturday Night Live.
On 1 April 2006 The Guardian reported that Martin was backing the British Conservative Party leader David Cameron, and had written a new theme song for the party titled "Talk to David". This was later revealed to be an April Fool's joke. While touring Australia in March 2009, Martin and the rest of Coldplay were the opening act at the Sound Relief benefit concert at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, for the victims of bushfires and floods in Victoria and Queensland. Martin appeared in a video for the "Robin Hood Tax" campaign, which proposes a tax on stock trades in the United States. This tax is aimed at levelling the field between the so-called "1% and 99%". In June 2016, Martin supported Vote Remain in the United Kingdom European Union membership referendum.
Chris Martin is involved in philanthropic activity. On 12 December 2012, Martin performed as a part of the "12 12 12 Concert" which was held as a fundraiser for Hurricane Sandy relief. He performed "Viva La Vida", the R.E.M. song "Losing My Religion" with former R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe, and "Us Against the World". Other performers in the show included Bruce Springsteen, Roger Waters, Bon Jovi, Eric Clapton, the Rolling Stones, Alicia Keys, the Who, Kanye West, Billy Joel and Paul McCartney. On 15 November 2014, Martin joined charity group Band Aid 30, performing alongside British and Irish pop acts on the latest version of the track "Do They Know It's Christmas?" at Sarm West Studios in Notting Hill, London, to raise money for the 2014 Ebola crisis in Western Africa - this was the second time Martin has contributed to a Band Aid recording having performed in the 2004 version.
Martin became the creative director of the newly established Global Citizen Festival in 2015, a role he will fulfill for a period of 15 years. The festival was created in 2015 to mark the establishment of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a "to-do list" of 17 tasks to end extreme global poverty by the year 2030; with Martin consulting Band Aid founder Bob Geldof on the role. The 2015 festival, was held on Central Park's Great Lawn in New York on 26 September, and featured performances by Martin's band Coldplay, Beyoncé, Pearl Jam and Ed Sheeran, and was broadcast on NBC in the US on 27 September, and the BBC in the UK on 28 September. It was reported that Martin became the Innocence Project's Artists' Committee as an Innocence Ambassador on 5 February 2016.
Quotations:
"Those have been the two biggest challenges of my life: trying to follow Radiohead, and trying to follow Brad Pitt."
"Coldplay is for people with great taste, intelligence, incredible good lookingness, talent, ability, success, grabbing of life. Coldplay's for people who know what life's about. They're always entertaining. Delightful to talk to. Sweet, charming, incredibly good in bed. Virile. They have incredible success with girls, or boys, or both. They're generally just the world's best citizens. Maybe I'm biased, but I'm definitely right."
"I think as people listen to the album more it'll become its own thing more, but it'll also become apparent how much we've plagiarised. To me, really, at the end of our album we should've had a bibliography."
"There's no reason not to stand for this song, come on, if you stand we'll buy you all ice cream."
"We aren't cool and never will be."
PETA named him the World's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2005, as he had been a vegetarian for a while. However, he began eating meat again after his split with Gwyneth Paltrow.
Physical Characteristics: Chris Martin has synesthesia - perceptual phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.
Martin and American actress Gwyneth Paltrow married on 5 December 2003, in a quiet ceremony in the presence of their friends and family. Their daughter Apple Blythe Alison Martin, was born on 14 May 2004 in London. Martin and the band released a song "I am your baby's daddy" under the name "the Nappies" in anticipation of the birth of Apple. The band's song "Speed of Sound" was also inspired by Martin's experience and awe at becoming a father. Their second child, a son, Moses Bruce Anthony Martin, was born 8 April 2006 in New York City. Moses' name was inspired by a song, "Moses", that Martin wrote for Paltrow. Simon Pegg and Martin's bandmate Jonny Buckland are Apple's godfathers, and in exchange Martin is godfather to Pegg's daughter.
Martin and Paltrow announced their separation or "conscious uncoupling" in March 2014, after ten years of marriage. Paltrow filed for divorce in April 2015. A judge finalised it on 14 July 2016.
Simon John Pegg is an English actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer.
Jonathan Mark Buckland is a Welsh musician and multi-instrumentalist. He is the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Coldplay.
Guy Rupert Berryman is a Scottish musician, multi-instrumentalist, and record producer. He is the bassist for the bands Coldplay and Apparatjik.
William Champion is an English musician, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer and backing vocalist for the rock band Coldplay.
