In the band's biography on the Coldplay Web site, Champion explained that their success has been "all on our own terms. We have percent control over any aspect of whatever we do, and that's really important to who we are and the music we make.
Even the photograph on the cover of Parachutes, of a spinning globe lit from within, is credited to Coldplay. Following the album's release in the summer of , Coldplay hit the road, touring the United Kingdom, Europe, and the United States. The tour proved exhausting, with the U. Several cancelled shows inspired rumors that the band was on the verge of a breakup, but such gossip was unfounded. By the end of the tour, Coldplay's members were in dire need of a long rest, but they had accomplished their mission: they had brought their music to the masses, and the masses were happily singing along.
Emotionally and physically drained from the long months of touring, Coldplay returned home for a respite before beginning work on their second album. Amid speculation that their second album could not meet the expectations generated by the first, band members made statements to the press that they would rather release no album at all than release a substandard recording. According to the Coldplay Web site, after a few months of recording, "Everyone was happy—except the band.
It would have been easy to say we'd done enough, to release an album to keep up the momentum, but we didn't. This time, they found exactly what they were looking for. The extra effort paid off, and A Rush of Blood to the Head was released in the summer of to a chorus of positive reviews.
Hollywood Reporter summed up the feelings of many: "It's an even better album than the first, a superb collection of sonically and lyrically adventurous songs that have the kind of hooks that burrow into your brain on a first hearing and a depth that resonates long afterward.
Reproduced by permission. Coldplay earned a slew of awards for their sophomore album, including three MTV Video Music Awards in , a Grammy Award for best alternative music album in and, for the song "Clocks," a Grammy for record of the year in Mary Kaye Schilling wrote in Entertainment Weekly about the nearly constant radio play of A Rush of Blood to the Head, and described it as being "stalked by Coldplay—in restaurants, yoga class, even the toilet at the gas station, for crying out loud.
Their anonymity was threatened, however, when frontman Martin began dating American actress Gwyneth Paltrow — in the summer of , bringing the singer a new level of celebrity. In December of , the couple announced Paltrow's pregnancy and, soon after, their marriage.
After another intense round of touring to support the release of A Rush of Blood to the Head, Coldplay attempted to take a break from the spotlight, returning to England and the recording studio to create their third album. Browne, David. Deziel, Shanda. Diehl, Matt. Scheck, Frank. Schilling, Mary Kaye. Sinclair, Tom. Turman, Katherine. Coldplay Official Web site. Wilson, MacKenzie. Toggle navigation. The birth of a sensation The members of Coldplay met and became friends while living in the same dormitory at the University College of London UCL in the mids.
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