Coldplay’s Private Mountain
“How long will I have to climb, Up on the side of this mountain of mine?”
Most have taken this line from Speed of Sound as metaphorical. Some say that it is a reference to Mohammed, the Prophet of Islam (see picture). Others have opined that the “mountain” is in fact Chris himself, as he struggles to “climb” past his human frailties to reveal the God within. But its not.
Last October, Chris and the other guys in Coldplay bought a whole mountain in Colorado, Mount Messiah. But they insist (as usual) that there is nothing symbolic in the name.
CO2 Balancing, which Coldplay have been championing for several years, is the principle of sustaining an area of forest sufficient to convert the carbon dioxide that you produce back into oxygen. The idea is for Coldplay to extend their CO2 balancing to cover their entire lives, as well as their tours. Coldplay’s four members now own an astonishing 30 cars, several of them being “gas-guzzling” SUV’s. “It was cheaper than a forest,” said Chris, matter-of-factly.
But Chris and the boys soon found that there was more to the mountains than being eco-friendly. Guitarist Jon Buckland has taken up rock-climbing, claiming that it is an excellant way of relieving the stresses of international fame. And the normally shy and retiring Will Berryman (28) hopes to go and hunt black bear when the season begins in November.
But Chris, who has been spending an increasing amount of time there, believes that the money-making potential of Mount Messiah may one day outweigh Coldplay’s. “We know how lucky we’ve been, and that success can’t last forever. So you’ve got to think about the future, especially when you have a family.”
“We’re talking about building lodges, restaurants, maybe a cable car. People could come on fishing trips and family holidays. And it’s only an hour’s drive from the nearest airport.”
April 06 2008 06:30 pm | Did you know!?
Nettie on 06 Apr 2008 at 9:44 pm #
It’s Will Champion and Guy Berryman…
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