Chris Martin, frontman of the pop rock band, Coldplay, has been a notable Hollywood face for about two decades now. As the band continues their 20+ years of music, Martin has grown a connection with a few other celebrities, a few that you maybe had no clue were part of his circle.
After delivering their eighth album, Coldplay has decided to bypass touring the world in efforts to be as "green" as possible. Therefore, the band should have a little more time on their hands to be with friends and family. The preeminently bashful songwriter and leader of the group is known to be easy to get along with. This article will contain ten other stars, outside of his bandmates, that have been able to build camaraderie with the lovely Chris Martin. However, even though Martin is known to be a loving and gregarious individual, not every celeb is can be called a friend.
13 Simon Pegg - Inner Circle
The Shaun of the Dead actor and comedian has been good friends with Chris for over a decade now. The two are so close, that Chris and ex-wife, Gwyneth asked Pegg to be the godfather of their daughter, Apple, and Martin in return being the godfather of Pegg's daughter.
12 Kate Hudson - Inner Circle
When two friends head to the California beaches for a surf day with their families tagging along, we can simply calculate that there's a level of friendship existing that is past the surface-level, "I liked you in Fools Good," small-talk.
11 Bruce Springsteen - Inner Circle
From impersonating him on James Corden's Carpool Karaoke, to live covers on tour, to just recently getting a Springsteen reference as a tattoo, one of Chris Martin's biggest role models in music is New Jersey's own, Bruce Springsteen. They've been blessed enough (ironically enough) to grow into becoming peers over the last 20 years.
10 Jennifer Lawrence - Stays Away From
In 2014, the two gave it a go at dating on and off for about a year. Martin was fresh off his marriage-ending split with Paltrow, allegedly creating some difficulty in committing to a more serious relationship with the young actress.
9 Beyonce - Inner Circle
You might have seen Chris and Queen Bey on the Super Bowl stage together performing at halftime.
The two have collaborated together on Coldplay's "Hymn for the Weekend". They've had some potential songs in the works. Chris told Rollingstone about a song he sent Mrs. Knowles-Carter called 'Hook Up' and got politely rejected. "She told me, ‘I really like you – but this is awful.'”
8 Noel Gallagher - Inner Circle
Chris and Jonny of Coldplay have been fans of the '90s Brit-Pop group, Oasis, for pretty much their entire musical lives. They've played live music together and Noel has also contributed on records for Coldplay and vice-versa. Their history is incredibly documented and they've carried the torch for great British bands for nearly 30 odd years.
7 Brad Pitt - Stays Away From
Chris Martin has joked about having to always live up to Brad Pitt since he and Chris's ex-wife, Gwyneth were together for about two years. Brad Pitt and Gwyneth Paltrow were actually engaged back in November of 1996.
6 Drew Barrymore - Inner Circle
The Charlie's Angels actress is known to be an avid Coldplay fan. First, Drew Barrymore and Martin, were seen partying it up for Cameron Diaz's 42nd birthday. After that, the two pals are seen years later leaving Ellen's birthday party. Chris is in hand with his current significant other, actress Dakota Johnson. So, either Barrymore and Martin have a pretty cool friendship, or they just happen to both enjoy A-list celebrity birthday parties.
5 Katy Perry - Inner Circle
Many speculated in a time when these two pop artists were single, to be romantically involved. Nevertheless, Katy Perry and Chris Martin have been nothing but good friends. Occasionally, when hanging backstage at Glastonbury Festival, they'll snap pictures with fans.
4 Alicia Keys - Inner Circle
The two stars have a history of gracing stages together. They share the affinity for piano-driven music and have supported each other. Alicia Keys and Chris Martin, for multiple occasions, have performed on stages together and at one occasion, Chris went as far as to introduce Keys as “the most beautiful woman in the world… except for my wife”.
This being his 2005 "Clocks" performance whilst Martin was still married to Gwyneth Paltrow.
