Chris Martin
Chris Martin (* 2 March 1977 as Christopher Anthony John Martin in Exeter , County Devon ) is a British composer , pianist , guitarist and frontman and singer of the British band Coldplay . He is also a member of the band Aid 30 .
Life
Martin was born to music teacher Alison Martin and accountant Anthony Martin. He has four younger siblings. Martin studied Ancient History at University College London and also worked as a sign painter. In college, he met Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland and Will Champion in 1996, with whom he eventually formed Coldplay. He was married to Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow from December 2003 . With her he has a daughter named Apple Blythe Alison Martin, born on May 14, 2004 in London . They also have a son named Moses Bruce Anthony, who was born in New York on April 9, 2006 . Moses was also the name of a song that Martin wrote for Paltrow in 2003, but which is only included on the live album Live 2003 . In March 2014, the couple announced their separation after more than 10 years of marriage. The separation inspired Martin during the production of Coldplay's sixth studio album Ghost Stories (May 16, 2014), which tells the story of a man who, after a breakup, goes through times of different emotional phases to accept the new situation. The marriage was divorced in July 2016. Until 2019, Chris Martin was in a relationship with actress Dakota Johnson .
Martin supports the development aid organization Oxfam , the Make Poverty History movement and the purchase of fair trade products ( Make Trade Fair ). As a sign of his solidarity with the various aid organizations, Martin wore two black bars (equality symbol) on the back of his left hand during many concerts with Coldplay. His piano was also decorated with the two beams for a while, but is now completely painted with graffiti. The presumption that Martin eats a purely plant-based ( vegan ) diet was denied by him. He is left-handed when writing , but right-handed when playing guitar and painting.
additional
William Willett , the inventor of summer time , is Martin's great-great-grandfather.
Coldplay's first studio album "Ode to deodorant / brothers + sisters" (1998) had a circulation of just 300 copies and is now worth several thousand euros.
On the occasion of the Grammy Awards 2020 a tribute concert for Prince took place on January 28, 2020 in the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles under the motto "Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince", in which Martin performed the song Manic with Susanna Hoffs Monday sang. The concert aired on U.S. television on April 21, 2020, the fourth anniversary of Prince's death.
Participation in other music projects
singing
- 2001: Bono & Edge feat. Chris Martin and Brian Eno - What's Going On (on U2 "What's Going On" EP )
- 2001: Benjamin Diamond - Little Scare (on Benjamin Diamond "Little Scare" EP )
- 2002: Faultline feat. Chris Martin - Where Is My Boy (on faultline "Your Love Means Everything" )
- 2002: Faultline feat. Chris Martin - Your Love Means Everything Pt. II (on faultline "Your Love Means Everything" )
- 2003: Ron Sexsmith feat. Chris Martin - Gold in Them Hills (on Ron Sexsmith "Cobblestone Runway" )
- 2003: Ian McCulloch feat. Chris Martin & Jonny Buckland - Sliding (on Ian McCulloch "Slideling EP" )
- 2003: Ian McCulloch feat. Chris Martin & Jonny Buckland - Arthur (on Ian McCulloch "Slideling EP" )
- 2004: Ash feat. Chris Martin - Everybody's Happy Now (on Shaun of the Dead O.ST )
- 2006: Michael Stipe feat. Chris Martin - In the Sun (on Michael Stipe "In the Sun EP" )
- 2006: Nelly Furtado feat. Chris Martin - All Good Things (Come to an End) (on Nelly Furtado " Loose " )
- 2007: Kanye West feat. Chris Martin - Homecoming (on Kanye West "Graduation" )
- 2007: Swizz Beatz feat. Chris Martin - Part of the Plan (on Swizz Beatz "One Man Band Man" )
- 2014: The Impossible Orchestra - God Only Knows (recording 27 well-known musicians and the BBC Concert Orchestra for BBC Music )
- 2015: Avicii feat. Chris Martin - True Believer (on Avicii " Stories ")
- 2017: Dua Lipa feat. Chris Martin - Homesick (on Dua Lipa "Dua Lipa" )
- 2019: Avicii feat. Chris Martin - Heaven (on Avicii " Tim " )
Author participations and productions
- 2004: Embrace - Gravity - written by Chris Martin (on the album "Out of Nothing")
- 2004: Jamelia - See It in a Boy's Eyes - written by Chris Martin (on the album "Thank You")
- 2006: Nelly Furtado - All Good Things (Come to an End) - partly written by Chris Martin (on the album "Loose")
- 2006: Jay-Z - Beach Chair - produced by Chris Martin (on the album "Kingdom Come")
Web links
- Chris Martin in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Chris Martin at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Martin - Biography . Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Chris Martin at Allmusic (English)
- ↑ a b Gwyneth Paltrow Has a Boy . March 20, 2006. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin: Ehe-Aus in spite of love . Focus Online , March 26, 2014.
- ↑ New Coldplay album: Minimalistic, electronic, good . Review by Jens Bauszus, focus online , May 23, 2014.
- ↑ Gwyneth Paltrow: Divorce from Chris Martin is over! July 18, 2016, accessed July 18, 2016 .
- ^ Opportunities for young people . Retrieved on May 6, 2015. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Chris Martin: not a real vegetarian . October 25, 2005. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Interview with Coldplay in the TV show Boombox All Access on the TV channel Boomerang Latin America on February 5, 2010. Between 11 min 08 sec and 11 min 46 sec Martin said literally: “I sometimes eat fish, so I'm not really a vegetarian. I don't eat beef. I only eat things I think I could kill. So I could kill a squirrel, no problem, but I couldn't kill a cow, I would always feel bad. So I feel like when people were hunting 10,000 years ago they had to kill their food. So I always feel like 'I'll eat what I would be comfortable to hunt'. So I don't want to kill a pig, I know I couldn't do that. I could kill a chicken, no problem. I've done it. "
- ↑ Daylight Saving Time's Coldplay connection . March 9, 2014. Retrieved May 6, 2015.
- ↑ Chuck Arnold: Grammy salute 'Let's Go Crazy' proves nothing compares 2 Prince. In: nypost.com. April 21, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
- ↑ admin: The Best Moments From 'Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute To Prince' [Videos]. In: liveforlivemusic.com. April 21, 2020, accessed April 24, 2020 .
- ↑ BBC Music launches with special reworking of God Only Knows , Fiona Williams, BBC website, October 7, 2014
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Martin, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Martin, Christopher Anthony John (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British composer, pianist, guitarist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 2nd 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Exeter , County Devon |