Critical Music Quotes by Will Champion

I think hopefully we've got enough brain cells left to decide if our music is really worth something.

— Will Champion

At the end of the day, we're just trying to prevent each other from going mad.

— Will Champion

Coldplay are just four friends trying to make great music.

— Will Champion

When you write something it has to hit the level that you accept as being good.

— Will Champion

Optimism is the key.

— Will Champion

A lot of the time there is a lot of melancholy in the lyrics.

— Will Champion

The first time we all played as a band, I think it was in January 1998, in Jonny's bedroom.

— Will Champion

I can't do all that riddly diddly stuff. I'm not good enough. It's all about not playing.

— Will Champion

We're also passionate about music and very critical about the music that we listen to.

— Will Champion

Two weeks later, we played our first concert and had 100 people there. It was pretty cool.

— Will Champion