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Coldplay's Chris Martin: 'I was once kicked out of the band'

'Viva La Vida' singer Chris Martin has revealed that producer Brian Eno once kicked him out of the band to help give the other members a little perspective on where they would be without him. 

Speaking to Radio 1's Zane Lowe, the Coldplay frontman explained that his high-profile personal life seemed to be taking the spotlight away from the music at one point so Eno took him out of the equation to show the other members what kind of impact he had on the group's profile and confidence as a whole:

"There was a time (when Eno) kicked me out of the band for a few weeks to get everybody else's confidence up. At that time I could be quite strong minded, so he taught us a bit more flexibility and to let everybody get to the end of their idea before judgement is passed... I was famous for tabloid stuff... we had lost our way a bit."

Coldplay, meanwhile, will perform at Radio 1's upcoming Big Weekend event in Glasgow next month alongside the likes of Ed Sheeran, Bastille, and One Direction. 

Watch Coldplay perform 'Oceans' in the Live Lounge here: