Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music. |
A lot of the time there is a lot of melancholy in the lyrics. |
The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom. |
I can't do all that riddly diddly stuff. I'm not good enough. It's all about not playing. |
We're also passionate about music and very critical about the music that we listen to. |
At the end of the day, we're just trying to prevent each other from going mad. |
Optimism is the key. |
Two weeks later, we played our first concert and had 100 people there. It was pretty cool. |
When you write something it has to hit the level that you accept as being good. |
I think hopefully we've got enough brain cells left to decide if our music is really worth something. |