James Blake: “Coldplay bashing has got to stop – it’s not cool anymore!”

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James Blake has called for an end to people “bashing” Coldplay, saying that it’s “not cool anymore” to hate on the band.The artist made the comments during a new episode of the BBC Sounds podcast Sidetracked with Annie and Nick, when he shared his thoughts on the recent post from Chrissie Hynde – explaining what she does and doesn’t deem as “cool”.Weighing in on what he thinks is “uncool”, he said that the negative comments about Coldplay leave him feeling frustrated.“Coldplay bashing has got to stop.

It’s not cool anymore! It’s not cool anymore to just be like ‘Coldplay’s not cool.’ Just fuck off,” he said. “There are so many amazing Coldplay songs.

And Chris Martin is clearly a melodic genius.”He continued: “[If] you don’t like the sound of their last few records, OK…? When you go and see them at Glastonbury, did you like a lot of the songs?

Probably.“Maybe the band changed the way they dressed? Are we not allowed to change the way we dress? Are we not allowed to bloody write songs in a different genre?