A short-lived joy. After only a few months at the top, Coldplay is no longer the title holder for the highest-grossing tour of all time. It is, unsurprisingly, Taylor Swift who holds the gold medal with “The Eras Tour”, which has accumulated more than two billion dollars in revenue. But don't worry: their “Music of the Spheres World Tour” has already raised $1.1 billion and attracted more than 10.3 million fans worldwide, a true phenomenon. Chris Martin is also on the front page of the new issue of the American edition of Rolling Stonewhich followed Coldplay behind the scenes of his recent concerts in Australia and New Zealand. And despite this dizzying success, the English singer recognizes that Coldplay can't please everyone: It would be terrible if we lived in a society where everyone must love [les mêmes choses]. We are a very easy target. We are not going to defend ourselves. We are four white, middle-class English men. We deserve to take buckets of shit for what our people have done ».
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“I take this with a pinch of salt…”
If the group's latest album, “Moon Music”, does not have the expected success (only 50,000 sales in three months in France), the end of Coldplay has already been planned for a long time. In interviews, Chris Martin keeps repeating that the story of the band will end after the 12th album. So, Coldplay plans to release two final records: an animated musical, based on a story written by Chris Martin and their manager Phil Harvey, as well as a record simply titled “Coldplay” and described as a true return to basics. “ I have known the cover of this album since 1999. It is a photo taken by the same photographer who worked on the cover of our first EP » assures Chris Martin. According to Rolling Stonealthough the quartet will no longer release any albums after this end point, it will continue to give concerts all over the world. with the aim of bringing its repertoire to life ».
« Chris is never going to stop writing, so I take this with a grain of salt » retorts bassist Guy Berryman, cautious about this announcement: “ We are still years away from any form of retirement. But we need to think of a plan. If you do a marathon, you know you have to run 42 kilometers. But if someone tells you: “Start running and don't stop”, it's quite difficult to motivate yourself “. However, the singer of Coldplay has another discographic idea: to release a project composed solely of songs that could not be included in their albums. “ One day we'll do something called “Alphabetica”, with a lot of outtakes or songs that didn't find their place, but we'll release them as a whole. With a song whose title starts with an A, another one that starts with a B… We have enough to do that » explains Chris Martin, before concluding with humor: “ Except for Q, that's where I fail ».
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