Gwyneth Paltrow admitted that she sees Chris Martin every day and explained why she doesn't want more children

Biography of Chris Martin

Christopher Anthony John (Chris) Martin is one of the outstanding musicians of modern British pop culture, singer, songwriter, leader of Coldplay, multiple Grammy winner, producer and philanthropist. Former husband of Oscar-winning film star Gwyneth Paltrow.

Pictured: Chris Martin In 2020, the rock singer was honored to be selected as one of Debrett's 500 list of the most influential people in the United Kingdom, published annually by this respected British publication for 200 years.

Coldplay's numerous albums have sold more than 90 million copies, placing them among the world's top sellers.

Biography

Chris Martin was born into a very simple family. On March 2, 1977, a boy was born - the son of an accountant and music teacher. Parents, Anthony and Alison Martin, were incredibly happy about the arrival of the baby in the family and named him Christopher Anthony John Martin. By the way, Martin is the first-born of five children of his parents. From childhood, his mother instilled in her son a love of music, so he learned to play the piano quite early. An interesting fact about the future star is that he is ambidextrous. This is a person who can use both his right and left hands equally.

In the photo, Chris Martin is in the spirit of his concert.

The guy spent his school years in a private school that teaches and educates boys exclusively. After graduating from school, Chris entered the University of London to study as a historian and researcher of antiquity. During his studies, the student became interested in Greek and Latin, and the game of hockey was never complete without him. By the way, it was in college that he met the future members of the rock band: Guy Berryman studied to become an engineer, Wil Champion wanted to become an anthropologist, and Joni Buckland delved into mathematics and astronomy.

Childhood

The future successful vocalist and instrumentalist was born on March 2, 1977 in the southwest of England in the village of Whitestone, located near the city of Exeter in Devon. He was the eldest of six children in a Christian family, where his father worked as an accountant and his mother was a music teacher.

Chris Martin in childhood It is interesting that among their ancestors was the British builder William Willett, who was Chris's great-great-grandfather. He is famous for the fact that back in 1902, in order to save energy, he proposed the idea of ​​​​changing the clock hands to summer time.

Young Christopher began his education at Exeter Cathedral Preparatory School. There he sang in the church choir and organized his first group, Rocking Honkies. He then became a student at an independent boys' school in the town of Sherborne in the same county, where he met Phil Harvey, the future manager of Coldplay.

Chris Martin in his youth and now In 1995, he became a student at University College London, where he studied Latin and Greek in the department of ancient history, receiving a first-class diploma upon completion. While studying, he became friends with Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion, who shared his musical tastes. A year later, the guys created the group Pectoralz, then renamed it Coldplay and began composing compositions in the alternative rock style.

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• Chris Martin (English) on the Internet Movie Database

Music career development

In 1998, Chris’ team presented the EP “Safety”. Most of its copies were presented by musicians to their friends and record labels. At the end of the same year, they recorded another EP, Brothers & Sisters, the compositions of which immediately became popular. This was followed by the musicians’ very successful participation at the famous Glastonbury festival and the release of the mini-disc “The Blue Room”.

In 1996, Chris Martin and his friends created the group Coldplay. World fame came to Coldplay in 2000 with the presentation of their debut studio album “Parachutes”. The main hit instantly became the song Yellow, which ended up on the fourth line of the British chart. The disc itself eventually became twice platinum overseas and 7 times in its homeland, and also won the 2002 Grammy and Brit Awards in its genre. Subsequently, several more records of the group were released, including such as “Live 2003”, “X&Y”, “Mylo Xyloto”. In total, the group, which always maintained a signature style in its compositions, distinguished by the special melancholic nature of the music and the lyricism of the lyrics, received a Grammy eight times. Coldplay - “Yellow”, 2000 In 2002, the frontman of Coldplay also began performing solo. He released the song “Where is my boy?” with David Kosten (alias Faultline), “See It in a Boy's Eyes” with Jamelia, and also recorded joint tracks with Ron Sexsmith, Mike Skinner, and Ian McCulloch. In 2004, Martin wrote the lyrical composition “Gravity” for the American group Embrace. He then worked with Band Aid 20 on the single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" and with Nelly Furtado on the track "All Good Things (Come to the End)" for her wildly successful LP Loose.

In 2002, Chris Martin also began performing solo. In 2006, Chris tried his hand at a new genre: he recorded the song “Beach Chair” with rap artist Jay-Z, and the single “Homecoming” with Kanye West. ("Homecoming"). He also participated in the creation of the video for this song: in 2008, the video was nominated for the MTV Video Music Awards. A year later, the singer also collaborated with hip-hop artist Kassim Deem (Swizz Beatz), working on the track “Part of the Plan.”

Chris Martin and Jay-Z In 2015, Chris Martin collaborated with Swedish DJ Avicii on the song “True Believer.” In 2017, with the assistance of Chris, Dua Lipa’s song “Homesick” was written, included in her personal disc. The Chainsmokers & Coldplay - “Something just like this” During the same period, a brilliant composition by the US duet Chainsmokers was released and Coldplay, called “Something just like this,” which took third position on the famous Billboard Hot 100. The video clip for it, posted on YouTube, attracted the attention of 9 million users in a day, surpassing Justin Bieber’s 2015 record when his video “What Do You Mean" was viewed by 8.2 million fans.

Chris Martin in the TV series Modern Family In addition, Chris Martin played himself in the next episode of the popular TV series Modern Family. Previously, he had already starred in comeo roles, for example, in the British comedy television series Extras.

Carier start

In 1996, the legendary group Coldplay was formed, which currently often occupies the top lines in the music charts. And already in 1998, the rock band released their first mini-album, Safety. The album did not bring much popularity, but it gave impetus to further achievements. They didn’t have to wait long for worldwide success; already in 1999 the guys released their first full-length studio album, Parachutes, thanks to which not only their own country learned about them. Then the guys received their first Grammy award. Thus began an incredible success story that gave Chris Martin the opportunity to realize himself and his creativity. As the singer admits, money and fame are not the main thing for him, but what is important is that if at least 8 of the group’s compositions are played in bars around the world, then this is true success.

Further, the singer’s career gained more and more momentum. In 2002, the equally popular album A Rush of Blood to the Head was released. What can we say, this album earned two Grammy awards at once.

Personal life of Chris Martin

One of the most successful musicians on the planet is divorced. From 2003 to 2014, his life partner was Gwyneth Paltrow. The couple has two children: daughter Apple, born in the capital of Foggy Albion in 2004, and son Moses, born two years later in New York. In honor of the birth of his daughter, he wrote the song “Diapers,” and his son, the composition “Moses.”

Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow While the musician was married, he was more than once accused of having affairs on the side, in particular, with Nelly Furtado, Kylie Minogue, and Kate Hudson. After breaking up with his wife, he had a romantic relationship with Jennifer Lawrence for a year. Since 2020, he has been dating Annabelle Wallis. Information also appeared in the media about his supposedly more than friendly relations with singers Katy Perry, Dua Lipa, Rita Ora.

Chris Martin with Gwyneth Paltrow and children For a long time (before the divorce), Chris was a vegetarian. In 2005, animal rights organization PETA named him the world's sexiest vegan. The lead singer of Coldplay is a passionate fan of the Arsenal football club, a fan of the Irish band U2, and the British pop group Take That. He does not drink alcohol, practices yoga, and is a frequent participant in charity projects.

Chris Martin with Dakota Johnson In 2020, it became known about his affair with the star of the acclaimed erotic film “50 Shades of Gray” Dakota Johnson.

Personal life

It is noteworthy that Martin does not have such a busy personal life. One day after performing at his concert, he met her, Gwyneth Paltrow. And it was love at first sight. As the singer himself says, if it weren’t for his career and popularity, which led him to the love of his life, he would hardly have ever started a family. After a year of a whirlwind romance, the couple got married. This happened on December 5, 2003. At that time, the actress was pregnant; on May 14, 2004, their baby Apple appeared. Literally two years later (April 8, 2006), the parents were happy with the birth of their son, Moses.

Chris Martin now

In 2020, the result of the musician’s collaboration with DJ Avicii was released - a studio version of the lyrical composition “Heaven”. DJ Avicii & Chris Martin - “Heaven” In the same year, the musicians of the group Coldplay, to the chagrin of their many fans, announced that they want to take a break until at least 2021.

The band's latest album, “A Head Full of Dreams,” was received with enthusiasm by listeners, but many noted that musically Coldplay had almost reached the extreme point of pop sound, which is quite strange and sad, given their previous compositions. Perhaps the chosen direction towards commercialization played a cruel joke on the musicians. Coldplay ft. Beyonce - “Hymn for the Weekend” In February, at a party in honor of the birthday of the popular actress and TV presenter Ellen DeGeneres, Chris Martin and his new lover met with the musician’s ex-wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, and her fiance Brad Falchuk. According to the guests, the women were glad to meet each other and exchanged pleasantries throughout the evening.

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Prince Andrei frowned and remained silent. – You’re friends with Boris, aren’t you? – Vera told him. - Yes, I know him... - Did he tell you correctly about his childhood love for Natasha? – Was there childhood love? - Prince Andrei suddenly asked, blushing unexpectedly. - Yes. Vous savez entre cousin et cousine cette intimate mene quelquefois a l'amour: le cousinage est un dangereux voisinage, N'est ce pas? [You know, between a cousin and sister, this closeness sometimes leads to love. Such kinship is a dangerous neighborhood. Isn’t that right?] “Oh, without a doubt,” said Prince Andrei, and suddenly, unnaturally animated, he began joking with Pierre about how he should be careful in his treatment of his 50-year-old Moscow cousins, and in the middle of the joke conversation, he stood up and, taking Pierre by the arm, took him aside. - Well? - said Pierre, looking with surprise at the strange animation of his friend and noticing the look that he cast at Natasha as he stood up. “I need, I need to talk to you,” said Prince Andrei. – You know our women’s gloves (he was talking about those Masonic gloves that were given to a newly elected brother to give to his beloved woman). “I... But no, I’ll talk to you later...” And with a strange sparkle in his eyes and anxiety in his movements, Prince Andrei approached Natasha and sat down next to her. Pierre saw Prince Andrei ask her something, and she flushed and answered him. But at this time Berg approached Pierre, urgently asking him to take part in the dispute between the general and the colonel about Spanish affairs. Berg was pleased and happy. The smile of joy did not leave his face. The evening was very good and exactly like other evenings he had seen. Everything was similar. And ladies', delicate conversations, and cards, and a general at cards, raising his voice, and a samovar, and cookies; but one thing was still missing, something that he always saw at the evenings, which he wanted to imitate. There was a lack of loud conversation between men and an argument about something important and smart. The general started this conversation and Berg attracted Pierre to him. The next day, Prince Andrei went to the Rostovs for dinner, as Count Ilya Andreich called him, and spent the whole day with them. Everyone in the house felt for whom Prince Andrei was traveling, and he, without hiding, tried to be with Natasha all day. Not only in Natasha’s frightened, but happy and enthusiastic soul, but in the whole house one could feel the fear of something important that was about to happen. The Countess looked at Prince Andrei with sad and seriously stern eyes when he spoke to Natasha, and timidly and feignedly began some insignificant conversation as soon as he looked back at her. Sonya was afraid to leave Natasha and was afraid to be a hindrance when she was with them. Natasha turned pale with fear of anticipation when she remained alone with him for minutes. Prince Andrei amazed her with his timidity. She felt that he needed to tell her something, but that he could not bring himself to do so. When Prince Andrei left in the evening, the Countess came up to Natasha and said in a whisper: “Well?” “Mom, for God’s sake don’t ask me anything now.” “You can’t say that,” Natasha said. But despite this, that evening Natasha, sometimes excited, sometimes frightened, with fixed eyes, lay for a long time in her mother’s bed. Either she told her how he praised her, then how he said that he would go abroad, then how he asked where they would live this summer, then how he asked her about Boris. - But this, this... has never happened to me! - she said. “Only I’m scared in front of him, I’m always scared in front of him, what does that mean?” That means it's real, right? Mom, are you sleeping? “No, my soul, I’m scared myself,” answered the mother. - Go. - I won’t sleep anyway. What nonsense is it to sleep? Mom, mom, this has never happened to me! - she said with surprise and fear at the feeling that she recognized in herself. - And could we think!... It seemed to Natasha that even when she first saw Prince Andrei in Otradnoye, she fell in love with him. She seemed to be frightened by this strange, unexpected happiness, that the one whom she had chosen back then (she was firmly convinced of this), that the same one had now met her again, and, it seemed, was not indifferent to her. “And he had to come to St. Petersburg on purpose now that we are here. And we had to meet at this ball. It's all fate. It is clear that this is fate, that all this was leading to this. Even then, as soon as I saw him, I felt something special.” - What else did he tell you? What verses are these? Read... - the mother said thoughtfully, asking about the poems that Prince Andrei wrote in Natasha’s album. “Mom, isn’t it a shame that he’s a widower?” - That's enough, Natasha. Pray to God. Les Marieiages se font dans les cieux. [Marriages are made in heaven.] - Darling, mother, how I love you, how good it makes me feel! – Natasha shouted, crying tears of happiness and excitement and hugging her mother. At the same time, Prince Andrei was sitting with Pierre and telling him about his love for Natasha and his firm intention to marry her. On this day, Countess Elena Vasilyevna had a reception, there was a French envoy, there was a prince, who had recently become a frequent visitor to the countess’s house, and many brilliant ladies and men. Pierre was downstairs, walked through the halls, and amazed all the guests with his concentrated, absent-minded and gloomy appearance. Since the time of the ball, Pierre had felt the approaching attacks of hypochondria and with desperate effort tried to fight against them. From the time the prince became close to his wife, Pierre was unexpectedly granted a chamberlain, and from that time on he began to feel heaviness and shame in large society, and more often the old gloomy thoughts about the futility of everything human began to come to him. At the same time, the feeling he noticed between Natasha, whom he protected, and Prince Andrei, the contrast between his position and the position of his friend, further intensified this gloomy mood. He equally tried to avoid thoughts about his wife and about Natasha and Prince Andrei. Again everything seemed insignificant to him in comparison with eternity, again the question presented itself: “why?” And he forced himself to work day and night on Masonic works, hoping to ward off the approach of the evil spirit. Pierre, at 12 o'clock, having left the countess's chambers, was sitting upstairs in a smoky, low room, in a worn dressing gown in front of the table, copying out authentic Scottish acts, when someone entered his room. It was Prince Andrei.

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