His father, Anthony Martin, is a retired accountant, and his mother, Alison Martin, is a music teacher. He also met future Coldplay manager Phil Harvey at the school. in January 1998, they formed the rock band Coldplay. Since then, they have released several further albums/EPs including: A Rush of Blood to the Head, Live 2003, X&Y, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends, Prospekt’s March, LeftRightLeftRightLeft and Mylo Xyloto. Martin put some chords together for a song known as “Beach Chair” and sent them to Jay-Z who enlisted the help of hip hop producer Dr. Dre to mix it (contrary to popular knowledge it was Coldplay producer Rik Simpson and not Dre who conceived and performed the drum beats). Martin has also worked on a solo collaboration with Kanye West, with whom he shared an impromptu jam session during a 2006 concert at Abbey Road Studios. The first song on The Unforgettable Fire, “A Sort of Homecoming”, I know backward and forward – it’s so rousing, brilliant, and beautiful. in November 2011, he stated that “back when we didn’t have any hits of our own we used to play a-ha songs.” He also is known to be a fan of artists such as English alternative rock bands Oasis & Muse, Irish pop group Westlife, English band Radiohead, British pop groups Girls Aloud and Take That, and Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire.
Noel Gallagher and Chris Martin to duet at BRITs Chris Martin and Noel Gallagher will duet at this month’s BRIT Awards, with the Coldplay frontman expected to accompany the former Oasis rocker on the… [link]
