Chris Martin 'devastated' by bad reviews

Chris Martin has admitted that poor reviews of Coldplay's work gets the band down.

Although reviews of latest album X&Y have generally have had good things to say, there have been several strong detractors including Rolling Stone and the New York Times who have had less than kind words about their efforts.

Martin told the New York Post: "The truth is it really does affect us.

"And this is the first time that we've responded to it. That's why we're having trouble knowing how to answer.

"There's no harm admitting that you're human and these things bring you down. That New York Times thing, yeah, it was f***ing devastating for us.'"