Chris Martin Born: Coldplay's Voice Takes Shape
Chris Martin wrote 'Yellow' in Devon in 2000, sitting in a studio, looking out at stars. Coldplay's debut album Parachute went to number one in the UK that year and set the band on a path that has produced eleven albums and sold over 100 million records. Born March 2, 1977, in Whitstone, Devon. He married Gwyneth Paltrow in 2003; they 'consciously uncoupled' in 2014, a phrase Paltrow coined that was mocked so thoroughly it became a cultural reference. He is almost aggressively modest for someone whose band fills stadiums. Coldplay's concerts now run on renewable energy and compostable confetti. He once said he writes songs when he's feeling things he can't say out loud. That's most days.
March 2, 1977
49 years ago
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