Download or read book Viva Coldplay: A Biography written by Martin Roach and published by Omnibus Press. This book was released on 2011-05-16 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Author Martin Roach reveals how the band members met, played their early gigs, financed their own early EPs and how - with four hit albums under their belt – they still continue to maintain a tight degree of control over their output. Featuring insights into Coldplay's professional insecurities and anxieties and the notoriously angst-ridden personality of lead vocalist Chris Martin, this is an in-depth portrait of one of Britain’s most successful bands of the new millennium. Fully illustrated and including a comprehensive discography.