Jonny Buckland, Chris Martin, world champion
in [INAUDIBLE] Coldplay.
We're going to go on to be such a huge band.
This will be on national television
within four years, four years.
It's now the 26th of June, 1998.
By the 26th of June 2002, Coldplay, or the band,
whatever they're called then, will
be known just all over, man.
We're going to [INAUDIBLE].
Guy, Will, John, and Chris.
Don't you forget.
[APPLAUSE]
The band was called Starfish?
Yeah.
Starfish.
This is the worst day of my life.
No, it's not.
Listen, how old were you there?
12.
[LAUGHTER]
I mean, a lot of people-- look, you had confidence.
And you were absolutely right.
That was 20 years ago.
And you--
That was bravado.
Sorry.
I didn't mean to interrupt.
Finish.
No, that's-- but exactly.
But you were young, and you were right.
- Yeah.
But that's--
--to a point.
But no one likes hearing their voice on the answer phone
kind of thing.
Right.
That makes me feel awful.
No, awe, does it?
Johnny likes it, though.
Yeah, I enjoyed it.
All right, well, I don't ever want
you to be here feeling awful.
That's not my intent.
No, I'm joking.
But I think we dreamed big without thinking
it might be possible.
Right.
So when I said that, I'm sure I half
felt it, but also thought I was saying something ridiculous.
Yeah, but don't you think that because you said it,
I think that we all create our reality by manifestation.
I mean, we all want something and we
take steps in that direction.
And we can make things happen.
Don't you believe that?
Yeah, I definitely do.
And don't believe that?
Yeah.
Yeah, so that was all part of it happening.
Yeah, it's amazing.
Yeah, it's very cool.
Thank you, everybody.
Yeah.
Because ultimately-- we only survived
because of other people.
Exactly.
And so at that point, we had zero fans.
And that's the only reason why we're still going
is because of all those other people.
And all these people here.
Especially that man up there.
Yeah, that man.
[APPLAUSE]
All right, are your kids--
are they like-- do they think you're cool,
or do they make fun of you like my nieces make fun of me?
We were just talking about this.
I didn't tell you this story what happened on Sunday.
My daughter works in a clothing store.
It's her first job.
And she's about to be 16.
And I'm so proud of her.
And she's making her way in the world.
And I didn't tell her, I went to surprise her, not surprise her.
I went to see.
And I thought I better buy something.
So I took a t-shirt from the rack.
And I lined up in the queue.
And she was at the checkout, two check outs.
That's what you call them, right, in America?
Yeah.
And she saw me.
And she went like this.
[LAUGHTER]
And I felt terrible.
And so I moved to the other line,
just holding my t-shirt really scared of my daughter.
And I paid for the t-shirt.
And I had bought her some fudge.
She loves the candy fudge.
So I said to the lady could you just give this to my daughter.
And as I was leaving, she shouted I love you, dad.
That was my--
Awe, that's so sweet.
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