Comments so far

Mark Exeter
His granny is probably a 'shareholder' if she has a pension. Martin is an embarrassment - I would love if everyone downloaded the new album illegally and see if he likes that. His band is 'global'- does he see them as evil? A little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Very little knowledge, not very dangerous!

Coldplay are whingers.net
If he wants to go out to work or feed Africa with Boneo, I'm happy to keep his Mrs happy.

Steve in Auckland
Didnt hear this kind of stuff when you were poor Chris? What about people who make a living selling your records?

ellie, london
why are shareholders so evil? will he still not care about emi when he wants money for their next video or wants his record marketed? twat.

Kevin Wales, Heidelberg
Oh poor Chris Martin, boo hoo hoo! Crucified by the music business! Coldplay had every right to stay on Fierce Panda and undertook the contract with Capitol very much of their own volition. This in spite of the fact that almost every successful major label act has lashed out against the mechanics of the music industry at some point in its career, and implored younger artists to be wary of the system! It isn't that EMI aren't being unreasonable here - it's just that Martin's position is enviable by most people's standards. It borders on the pathetic to bemoanin the organisation that has taken him around the world, earned him hundreds of thousands of pounds, recorded his every thought, and most probably led to his meeting Gwyneth Paltrow. Come on Chris, you signed your name to it - put up or shut up for pity's sake.

Devil'sAdvocate, Essex
Did he give his advance to charity? Did he argue his royalties are too high? Why doesn't he just leave EMI and publish his own stuff on the web? Answers on a postcard to the usual address please, Chris...

anti-bedwetterleague, kent
really chris! then what are you going to do. get a proper job.