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Chris Martin: 'Coldplay's 'Shiver' Is Blatant Jeff Buckley Attempt'

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  • by Jason Gregory
  • Thursday, December 18, 2008
  • Photo by: Carsten Windhorst
  • filed in: Indie
Chris Martin: 'Coldplay's 'Shiver' Is Blatant Jeff Buckley Attempt' Add to My Fav Bands List

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has suggested that one of the band's first songs was heavily influenced by Jeff Buckley.

In an interview with the BBC, Martin said 'Shiver', which featured on the band's debut album 'Parachutes', was “a blatant Jeff Buckley attempt”.

"Not quite as good, that's what I think. We were 21 and he was very much a hero, and as with those things it tends to filter through,” Martin added.

As previously reported on Gigwise
, Martin also said in the interview that 'Violet Hill', a track from their most recent album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends', had been inspired by The Beatles.

CLICK HERE to read his comments on the track.

Meanwhile, you can see highlights from Coldplay's residency at the O2 Arena in London earlier this week below.

Coldplay – Live at the O2 Arena
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