Will Champion

“The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom.”

“At the end of the day, we're just trying to prevent each other from going mad.”

“Optimism is the key.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.”

“Two weeks later, we played our first concert and had 100 people there. It was pretty cool.”

“A lot of the time there is a lot of melancholy in the lyrics.”