Coldplay’s Chris Martin recently talked about his friendly relationship with Oasis rocker Liam Gallagher.
Chris Martin opens up on Liam Gallagher
The singer was speaking to NME during an exclusive interview when the conversation shifted to his relationship with the Oasis frontman, which appeared to once be somewhat strained.
The ‘Yellow’ singer, who tends to stay out of drama with other musicians, confessed that his band doesn’t exactly do “beef” – even when Liam once said he “looks like a geography teacher” and that he found Coldplay fans to be “boring and ugly and don’t look like they’re having a good time”.
Liam Gallagher had even once compared Martin to a vicar during an interview with Q Magazine, adding that he looked like he was in the children’s TV show The Tweenies.
However, the two frontmen were seemingly on good terms when they came together for a performance of ‘Live Forever’ at Ariana Grande’s One Love Manchester concert in 2017, with the Oasis rocker later insisting that he takes back “everything I ever said about you”.
“I’ve always loved Liam,” Martin told NME. “He blows hot and cold, but he’s always free to come round my house for tea and we’ll have lasagne,” – referring to the lyrics to ‘Digsy’s Dinner’ by Oasis.
Speaking about the long-awaited Oasis reunion, Martin shared that he’s among fans excited to see Liam and Noel Gallagher back together. “That reunion showed what music is all about,” he said. “It just exists to make people happy; for the people that want it. I felt really great that they decided to do that.”
On the other hand, speaking about Martin’s lack of public spats with other bands, the musician admitted: “I’m sorry, this is why I feel bad talking to NME, because beef is your bread and butter!”
“We don’t do beef,” he apologised. “I tried beef once in the NME where I said one mean thing about [Primal Scream’s] Bobby Gillespie in the year 2000 and I still feel terrible about it. I would apologise to him if I saw him. I’m just not a beefer!”
