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Chris Martin Admits Coldplay Is a 'Very Easy, Safe Target' for Haters: 'We Deserve to Take Some S---'

Coldplay is doing just fine in spite of any criticism, as their current Music of the Spheres tour is the highest-grossing rock tour of all time. Frontman Chris Martin talks to 'Rolling Stone' about the band being a punching bag.

The British rocker, 47, opened up to Rolling Stone about Coldplay’s reputation, as the group is still sometimes considered a punching bag despite being one of the biggest bands in the world. Martin and his bandmates Johnny Buckland, Guy Berryman and Will Champion still have dozens of dates left, with performances scheduled through September 2025. The next year, Martin told Rolling Stone ’s Joe Levy that he knew all art was at risk of criticism — and that he used it light a fire.

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