Coldplay’s Chris Martin has opened up about his friendly relationship with Liam Gallagher.
The singer was speaking to NME during an exclusive interview when the conversation turned to his relationship with the Oasis frontman, which appeared to once be somewhat strained.
The ‘Yellow’ singer, who tends to stay out of drama with other musicians, confessed that his band doesn’t exactly do “beef” – even when Liam once said he “looks like a geography teacher” and that he found Coldplay fans to be “boring and ugly and don’t look like they’re having a good time”.
LG even once compared Martin to a vicar during an interview with Q Magazine, adding that he looked like he was in the children’s TV show The Tweenies.
But the two frontmen appeared to be on good terms when they came together for a performance of ‘Live Forever’ at Ariana Grande’s One Love Manchester concert in 2017, with the Oasis singer later insisting that he takes back “everything I ever said about you”.
“I’ve always loved Liam,” Martin told NME. “He blows hot and cold, but he’s always free to come round my house for tea and we’ll have lasagne,” – referring to the lyrics to ‘Digsy’s Dinner’ by Oasis.
Speaking about the long-awaited Oasis reunion, Martin shared that he’s among fans excited to see Liam and Noel Gallagher back together. “That reunion showed what music is all about,” he said. “It just exists to make people happy; for the people that want it. I felt really great that they decided to do that.”
As for Martin’s lack of public spats with other bands, the musician admitted: “I’m sorry, this is why I feel bad talking to NME, because beef is your bread and butter!”
“We don’t do beef,” he apologised. “I tried beef once in the NME where I said one mean thing about [Primal Scream’s] Bobby Gillespie in the year 2000 and I still feel terrible about it. I would apologise to him if I saw him. I’m just not a beefer!”
Elsewhere in his chat with NME, Martin opened up about about how the band are coming to the end of their time writing new material.
Speaking to NME back in 2021, Martin revealed that Coldplay were looking to release their final album in 2025, later revealing his plan for the band’s catalogue to end after 12 albums.
‘Moon Music’ (arriving this Friday, October 4) marks the 10th album from Coldplay and the follow-up to 2021’s ‘Music Of The Spheres’.
The frontman has now confirmed that they still want to end at 12 records, although the 2025 deadline is going to be extended. “It is 12 albums for sure, but we’re going to be a bit later than that,” he shared.
Coldplay’s upcoming UK stadium shows – including a record-breaking 10-night run at Wembley – will see 10 per cent of the band’s profits going to the Music Venue Trust. Speaking about the importance of supporting grassroots venues, Martin shared: “The truth is that playing live is an important connection. It doesn’t bother me that there might not be another Coldplay, but it does bother me that there might not be acts that are free to start on the bottom rung and work all the way up – so that by the time they get to stadiums, they are really good.”
The Music Venue Trust have since spoken to NME about how “Coldplay are providing a lifeline for new talent”.
In a four-star review of ‘Moon Music’, NME described the record as “a love-fuelled exercise in resilience”, adding: “Pop’s biggest optimists fight the blues, highlighting the power of music to weather life’s storms.”