Chris Martin (Vocals, guitar, piano):
Birthdate: March 2, 1977
Chris Martin was born in the county of Devon where from an early age, he could be found merrily bashing out tunes on the family piano. His mother was a teacher. His father was an accountant. He'll admit that the first album he ever bought was either Michael Jackson's Thriller or Bad. He cried over Life Is Beautiful and ran out of Scream 2. He graduated to the guitar and has been in bands since he was 15.
Chris is the oldest of five children.

Typical of the first-born, he is an over-achiever and self-proclaimed worrier. Although anything to do with "injustice" will rile him up, no one can accuse him of being the typical tortured and drunken English musician since he rarely drinks, never smokes and admits life can be pretty damn good.

For Martin, perfection isn't just something to strive for. He'll accept no substitute. For a guy who writes achingly beautiful and passionate music, Chris is a jumble of nervous energy. It's Martin's tendency to feel insecure and inadequate that drives Coldplay's best music. Without his heart-on-sleeve melodies and pain-stricken lyrics, Coldplay's songs would be pretty, but not nearly as potent.