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.

Before our albums are released I feel like we still own it, that we have control over our music. But once it's out there in the world it's no longer ours.

Nothing matters except life and the love you make.

I don't speak particularly well. That's one of the consequences of being extremely ugly.

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.

A band's only unique thing is its chemistry, especially if none of you are prodigious players or particularly handsome. The one thing you have is your uniqueness, so we hold on to that.

I'm competitive with anyone who writes a good song - I don't care if it's a band or solo artist or whoever.