"I think everyone in their life goes through
challenges, whether it's love or money, kids, or illness... You have to really
not run away from that stuff. Life throws these colourful challenges at you…
what we decided to do on Ghost Stories was to really be honest about it and
say, this is what's been happening." - Chris Martin (in Digital Spy)
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Songs for rockers Coldplay's
6th album, Ghost Stories, were apparently inspired by the split
between lead singer Chris Martin and his (ex) wife, Gwyneth Paltrow. The two
called it quits in March after being married for 10 years. Digital Spy and The Guardian
reports that Chris was asked by BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe if the
"breakdown" of his and Gwyneth 's marriage influenced his song writing
for the new album. "I wouldn't use the word breakdown, this was more a
realisation about trying to grow up basically. Like I said, if you can't open
yourself up, you can't appreciate the wonder inside. So you can be with someone
very wonderful, but because of your own issues you cannot let that be
celebrated in the right way." Chris further explained: "What changed
for me was - I don't want to go through life being scared of it, being scared
of love, being scared of rejection, being scared of failure. Ever since our
band came out, we have been a very polarising group because we do a certain
thing very well. So what Ghost Stories means to me is like, you've got to open
yourself up to love and if you really do, of course it will be painful at
times, but then it will be great at some point. I think in life everyone needs
to be broken in some way… I think everyone in their life goes through
challenges, whether it's love or money, kids, or illness... You have to really
not run away from that stuff. Life throws these colourful challenges at you…
what we decided to do on Ghost Stories was to really be honest about it and
say, this is what's been happening." The full interview is airing tonight
on BBC Radio 1.
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