09 December 2015
Newsdesk
Chris Martin no longer feels the need to apologise for his music.
The singer fronts Coldplay, a band renowned for crooning tracks like Yellow and The Scientist. While he used to worry about people not thinking the group was "cool", he's now over the opinions of others.
"I no longer have a problem with people not liking Coldplay," the musician told rundschau-online.de. "It's no longer my mission to win people over. If someone doesn't like Coldplay that's fine, I don't mind, listen to something else. There are so many other options out there. We no longer have to apologise for our music."
The star also concedes Coldplay will never be particularly cool, and that following their hearts is all they care about. The band, which has been confirmed for the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show, is back with new music, with lyrics often hinting at Chris' breakup from wife Gwyneth Paltrow in March 2014. Particularly track Fun, taken from album A Head Full of Dreams and featuring Tove Lo, is about a breakdown of relationships.
"It's the song that's most removed from anything remotely fun," Chris explained. "The idea is as follows: when something breaks down, you can view the whole world with frustration or you can try and recall those good memories and store them away. We all know what it's like when a relationship ends."
When asked to elaborate, Chris said it starts with both parties declaring they don't like each other, but then realising all the positives that came out of their time together.
Chris and Gwyneth have children Apple, 11, and Moses, nine, together and have managed to stay on friendly terms. They even celebrated Thanksgiving (26Nov15) as a family, with Gwyneth posting a snap on Instagram.
