New Fan On the Way !

13 Apr 2004
New Fan On the Way!
New Fan On the Way!
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Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow's first child looks set to be a U2 fan -the Coldplay singer is already playing him 'A Sort of Homecoming!'

In Rolling Stone's 'Fifty Immortals' of rock edition, U2's entry iscatalogued with a tribute from Chris Martin of Coldplay, where he says whatColdplay have learned from U2 is that 'you have to be brave enough to beyourself.'

And he is bringing his favourite U2 song to a new audience. He writes: 'Idon't buy weekend tickets to Ireland and hang out in front of their gates,but U2 are the only band whose entire catalogue I know by heart. The firstsong on The Unforgettable Fire, "A Sort of Homecoming," I know backward andforward -- it's so rousing, brilliant and beautiful. It's one of the firstsongs I played to my unborn baby.

The first U2 album I ever heard was Achtung Baby. It was 1991, and I wasfourteen years old. Before that, I didn't even know what albums were. Fromthat point, I worked backward -- every six months, I'd get to buy a new U2album. The sound they pioneered -- the driving bass and drums underneath andthose ethereal, effects-laden guitar tracks floating out from above -- wasnothing that had been heard before. They may be the only good anthemic rockband ever. Certainly they're the best.

What I love most about U2 is that the band is more important than any oftheir songs or albums. I love that they're best mates and have an integralrole in one another's lives as friends. I love the way that they're notinterchangeable -- if Larry Mullen Jr. wants to go scuba diving for a week,the rest of the band can't do a thing. U2 -- like Coldplay -- maintain thatall songs that appear on their albums are credited to the band. And they arethe only band that's been around for twenty years with no member changes andno big splits.

It's amazing that the biggest band in the world has so much integrity andpassion in their music. Our society is thoroughly screwed, fame is aridiculous waste of time, and celebrity culture is disgusting. There areonly a few people around brave enough to talk out against it, who use theirfame in a good way.......'

Read the rest of Chris's tribute here
www.rollingstone.com

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