Toploader's frontman Joseph Washbourn has praised the members of Coldplay for being so incredibly focussed and he confessed that even when the band were just starting out they stood out from their contemporaries. 

During an interview with BANG Showbiz, Washbourn explained that they once toured Europe with the 'Paradise' rockers and were impressed when they chose to stay in and play Scrabble rather than go out and party in Hamburg:

"I mean Coldplay were always wicked. They always stood out. When you're young you're playing with loads of bands and you always think, 'Oh we're better than them.' That's because you're young and a bit arrogant, but I must admit when we first started playing Coldplay were the band that really stood out early on. Coldplay were so focused on what they were doing."

"I remember one time we were in Hamburg and we were like, 'We're in Hamburg, let's go out and get p***ed and be stupid.' You know do whatever young guys do. But Coldplay were already writing their second album and playing Scrabble on the bus. But you know, when they released their second album they had a wicked one and you know, we hadn't written it, so they always stood out and obviously have gone on to have phenomenal success."

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