Coldplay's Chris Martin: “We're tight as a band again”

Charis Martin

Coldplay's Chris Martin has said the band is “very focused” and “tight together as a gang” as they prepare to release their fifth album, “Mylo Xyloto”. Speaking during a radio interview, the lead singer of the band said: “We are very driven at the moment. 

 

“On the last record we took some blows from a few different sources. All that stuff just adds fire to everything.” He referenced the band being sued by rock guitarist Joe Satriani in 2008 as one of the difficulties. Satriani had accused Coldplay of copyright infringement, saying they had copied his song “If I Could Fly” for their single 

 

“Viva La Vida”. The dispute eventually settled out of court in September 2009. Martin explained that the band were quick to begin working on new material after the release of their last album, 2008's “Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends”.
 

“This time, we're on our fifth record, we're all in our early to mid-30s so there's an element of, 'If we don't make it now we've got to give up.'