Quotes from Chris Martin

We rely more on enthusiasm than actual skill. Whatever you do, do it enthusiastically and people will like it more.

It's more egalitarian on the Internet - anyone can put anything up. But in terms of the money it takes to allow a band to get good, there's less of it to invest.

I may not be as lyrically adept as Jay-Z and Morrissey, but at least I can sing what I feel.

Somebody rang me up the other day and said 'Yellow' was on a karaoke machine. That made me genuinely excited. It's got a nice beat.

I do an hour's yoga and go running every day. Then I see a picture of myself and I still look like a skinny, potbellied idiot - and I thought I had turned into this superhunk!

Life is miraculous, even when it's disastrous, it's still incredible, I'm fascinated with everything, life is fascinating, I'm fascinated by trees and dogs, but no one wants to hear me talk about it.

If your wife went out with Brad Pitt, you'd want to prove yourself, you know what I mean?

What was I like as a kid? The same as I am now, just smaller with a higher voice.

I don't drink, I don't take drugs, I don't smoke.

I'm saying One Direction are brilliant! And I'm not kidding. Because their songs are really good.

I know being on a major label is meant to be antiquated, but we're fine with it.

You've got to express yourself in life, and it's better out than in. What you reveal, you heal.

What makes us a bit nervous is, in this instant age, to release something that might take more than one listen. Where everything is instantly judged on YouTube or something! It's a bit like releasing a horse and cart on a racetrack.

When you think of Rihanna's voice, you think of this whole, rich thing, solid like a tree trunk.

I love 'Last Friday Night' by Katy Perry almost as much as 'Karma Police', and if you want to straddle that line, you have to take the slings and arrows.

I don't mind not being cool.

Rihanna has this thick tone, so it's very hard to annoy anybody. It's like a beautifully squeezed tube of toothpaste.

I have my moments - usually twice every album - when I basically lose it.

I think shareholders are the great evil of this modern world.

I genuinely love Oasis, and I also genuinely love Beyonce. My body gets the same pleasure. If you like different types of music, it's OK to say it.

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?

Music is split up now into little pockets.

Men should always change diapers. It's a very rewarding experience. It's mentally cleansing. It's like washing dishes, but imagine if the dishes were your kids, so you really love the dishes.

We want to make something that moves us when we hear it. Because after all the hype and awards and whatever, that's all music is.