Chris Martin, the lead singer of global rock sensation Coldplay, recently came clean and acknowledged that the band is an “easy target” for critics.
Known for his distinctive voice and years of hits with Coldplay, Martin reflected on the band’s public reception in a recent interview with Rolling stone.
The 47-year-old British rocker said the band is still sometimes seen as an easy target for criticism, even though they are one of the biggest bands in the world.
He joked: “It would be terrible if we lived in a society where everyone had to [like the same thing]. We are a very, very easy and safe target. “We are not going to fight back.”
Expanding on this, Martin explained: “Anything you do, someone says it’s great and someone says it’s terrible. Believe [The Times is] correct [and we’re] doing what we can to change that… We are obsessed with getting better and better.”
“So criticism is essential, and although we had some tough things, now, nine months later, I love the fact that we have them, and we just want to try to make ourselves a little more bearable,” he added. .
“We are four middle-class white men from England. We deserve to get some shit for what our people have done. “There’s a reason we can play all over the world, and part of it isn’t necessarily very healthy,” he said. in my place concluded the singer.
Coldplay still has many fans despite Martin and the band’s comments. Music of the spheres The tour has sold more than 12 million tickets since March 2022 and has grossed more than $1 billion.
According to the report of People magazine, this makes it the highest-grossing rock tour of all time and the most attended tour in history.
For the unversed, Coldplay albums, Long Live Life, Death and all your friendsThey were a great success.
Additionally, the band’s 2002 album A rush of blood to the head won the award for Best Alternative Rock Album, and its song Watches It won Record of the Year at the Grammys.
It is pertinent to mention that his last album, Music of the Moonwas removed in October of this year and reached the top of the Billboard 200 charts.
