A biography for Chris Martinhasn’t been written yet.
“I may not be as lyrically adept as Jay-Z and Morrissey, but at least I can sing what I feel.”
“Being such a big band is never a problem but it can be distracting.”
“You have two years to make a record and do what you like to it; then, you have 10 minutes to do an interview that could mess it all up. It's the Crispian Mills Syndrome.”
“It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest.”
“I don't drink, I don't take drugs, I don't smoke.”
“Anyone who criticises me for talking about fair trade is a few pebbles short of a beach. Because everyone should care about it, just like everyone should care about the environment, because we all live here.”
“What makes us a bit nervous is, in this instant age, to release something that might take more than one listen. Where everything is instantly judged on YouTube or something! It's a bit like releasing a horse and cart on a racetrack.”
“Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.”
“Everyone asks me about being so worried or thinking about existence as if I'm the only person who can't understand why a tree grows the way it does or why a person is in power when they're not that great. These are questions everyone has.”
“I could be walking down the street one minute and get a handshake and then get spat on the next. I'm never sure whether to wear gloves or a helmet.”
“You know, it's possible for two humans to be in a relationship without there needing to be some public reason for that relationship.”
“We aren't cool and never will be.”
“You've got to express yourself in life, and it's better out than in. What you reveal, you heal.”
“I know being on a major label is meant to be antiquated, but we're fine with it.”
“When I'm with my kids, I feel like that's really me. And when we're on stage, I feel that, too.”
“For people who write songs, it's a gift you're given. You become good at the craft, but you're given the gift.”
“I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.”
“I never talk about my wife: we're both in public professions but we try to keep our private life private.”
“I genuinely love Oasis, and I also genuinely love Beyonce. My body gets the same pleasure. If you like different types of music, it's OK to say it.”
“I have a very wonderful separation-divorce. It's a divorce - but it's a weird one.”