Quotes by Guy Berryman

“I dont think weve been influenced massively by our success and by our travels. The lyrics [singer Chris Martin] writes are more basic than that, more basic, emotional ideas rather than life experiences. Theres probably a few lines in there which reflect whats happened in the last year or so, but its hard to say”

“Ill take a run around the venue and right past all the fans, and nobody realizes Im running past them,”

“I think Ive kind of got the best position. I get all the benefits of being in one of the biggest bands in the world and have a certain anonymity as well. So Im perfectly happy with the situation.”

“It was pretty weird. And its pretty amazing that no one died in that crash. Its not the best way to start a tour,”

“Ive never been away from home for this length of time before, ... By the time I get home, I will have been on the road for nine weeks. When its over, I think Im going to have a good few weeks off just sitting on a beach somewhere.”

“That was an amazing night. I remember it very well,”

“Chris has an amazing ability to get the crowd going and get everyone singing along, ... He tries to make them feel very much that theyre contributing to the atmosphere of the place. I think if you can make people feel involved like that, then it makes for a better experience for the audience and for us on stage.”

“ White Shadows is one of my favorite songs on the record, ... Its just really strong rhythmically. And the fact that its going down so well with crowds is very cool.”

“The first single is the hardest to pick because basically youre trying to express the whole album through one song,”

“ Speed of Sound demonstrates one side of the album. So we thought we should do a different style of song, a ballad, just to show there are other aspects to the album.”

At school, there was an annual school disco and Id be standing in my bedroom wondering what to wear for hours on end. Eventually Id arrive at a decision that was just the most ridiculous costume you could have ever devised - I think it was probably knitted Christmas jumpers on top of buttoned-up white shirts.