It's difficult when you're successful, to admit that you need help.

Coldplay fans are the best in the world. If you like Coldplay then you're obviously very intelligent and good looking and all-around brilliant.

I would still give my left ball to write anything as good as OK Computer.

I don't mind not being cool.

I can't believe we've got away with becoming this huge band. And we still haven't done anything I think is that good yet.

When I'm 40, too old to be a rock star, I plan to go back to college to study classical music.

Even though the album is an endangered species, can we try and make a coherent and good one, even if it's like making a horse and cart at a Nascar conference?