To mark NME‘s exclusive interview with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin, the frontman has also shared a playlist of what he’s currently listening to. Check it out below, along with Martin’s guide to songs by the likes of Fontaines D.C., Peggy Gou, The Flaming Lips, Destiny’s Child and more.
‘Feeling Good’ – Nina Simone
“To me, she’s a real paradigm for one of the key philosophies of our band: look at what’s missing as an opportunity, look at what’s broken as the crack where the light comes in (that’s a Leonard Cohen line). Whatever’s happening to you is supposed to be happening to you and is for its highest good. Her story is that she was rejected from a classical conservatoire because of her colour, so she went and became Nina Simone. That’s alchemising trauma in such an incredible way. I hold her in the pantheon of great humans.
“I first heard this song being covered by Muse, every night when we opened for them back in 2000. I was like, ‘Oh this band are really good and that Nina Simone song is amazing.
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