Trivia

Learned how to sing the lyrics to his song "The Scientist" in reverse for the music video, so that the final product would show his body in reverse while he sang the lyrics normally.

Wrote the song "Fix You" for his wife Gwyneth Paltrow.

He has said that he considers The Verve's song, "Bittersweet Symphony", to be probably the best song ever written and the band's singer, Richard Ashcroft, to be the greatest singer of all time.

Wrote a song for the late Johnny Cash, the song is called "Til Kingdom Come".

Simon Pegg is the godfather of his daughter, Apple Martin.

Met wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, in October 2002 at his band's concert.

Singer with the band Coldplay.

Besides Simon Pegg, Martin's Coldplay band-mate, Jon Buckland, is also a godfather of his daughter, Apple Martin.

Plays piano and guitar.

Wrote the song "Moses" for wife Gwyneth Paltrow

Won a Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal for "In My Place" [2002].

Won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for "A Rush Of Blood To The Head" [2002].

Took part in the Band Aid 20 re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?". (November 14, 2004)

Son, Moses Martin, with his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, born on April 8, 2006 in New York City.

Shares a birthday with Jon Bon Jovi.

Won a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album for "Parachutes" [2001].

Performed at the anti-war "One Big No" concert at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London. (March 15, 2003)

In 2014, he was chosen to induct the former Genesis frontman and solo artist Peter Gabriel into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Martin recalled buying a cassette of Gabriel's album "Us" and performed a song from it, "Washing of the Water" with Gabriel at the ceremony.

He is a big fan of 1980s cult rockers, Echo & The Bunnymen.

Won a Grammy Award for Record Of The Year for "Clocks" [2003].

Daughter, with Gwyneth Paltrow, Apple Martin (Apple Blythe Alison Martin), was born on 14 May 2004, in London, England, UK.

Performed a version of The Smiths' "Stop Me If You Think You've Heard This One Before" at London's Astoria. (October 29, 2002)

Was voted as "World's Sexiest Vegetarian" by PETA. (2005)

Educated at Sherborne School, Dorset (other alumni include Jeremy Irons, John le Carré, James Purefoy, Hugh Bonneville and Richard Eyre) and University College, London, where Coldplay was formed.

Won Best International Group at the 2006 Juno Awards in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

He has been in a relationship with actress Dakota Johnson since October 2017.

Chris and his wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, are expecting their second child [January 12, 2006].

Godmother, of his daughter Apple Martin, is Mary Wigmore.

Born at the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital in Exeter, England, UK. Others who have been born in this hospital are: Bradley James, Matthew Goode, Harry Treadaway, Luke Treadaway, Ben Lamb and Luke Newberry.

Son-in-law of Blythe Danner and Bruce Paltrow.

Brother-in-law of Jake Paltrow.

Said that upon their first meeting, Gwyneth Paltrow licked his butthole, thus instantly making him fall madly in love with her. Eventually divorcing, she would later use this same tactic to get (her now husband) Brad Falchuk to also fall in love with her.