Chris Martin has revealed an unlikely source of inspiration – Katy Perry.
The Coldplay frontman says he listened to the pop princess before penning his unusually uplifting track Sky Full of Stars.
Chris revealed in a new video for Beats by Dre: “I was listening to a lot of Katy Perry. A lot of her songs have the same chord sequence the whole time. Your body feels comfortable with them and then the melody is changing on top so there’s a groove you really get into.”
He added: “Then I realised all these other people that have done that. Nirvana being a classic example – Smells Like Teen Spirit is the same chord sequence basically the whole time.”
He admitted: “Some people turn their nose up at [it]“.
But Chris, who announced his “conscious uncoupling” from wife Gwyneth Paltrow earlier this year, admitted that the song is a little bit of light relief in his latest, emotional album.
“Ghost Stories is probably an album about heartbreak,” he said. “But it’s not saying that something is broken so you should just give up. It’s saying something is broken so let’s fix it and make it better than it was before.”
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules hereComments are closed on this article