10 Reasons Coldplay Should Be More Respected Than They Are

10. They've Never Actually Sold Out

Music is a business that very few leave gracefully. There comes a time for most bands when "artistic" slowly falls down the checklist, replaced by "pay the bills", and fans revolt at the chart music that their former idols begin to churn out. Muse split opinion on their last album because they sourced dubstep and U2 for inspiration. Biffy Clyro are becoming progressively more radio friendly. Even Eminem, formerly the most rock and roll man in rap, is now working with the likes of Rihanna and rapping about his recovery from drug addiction. It's a similar story for many artists, but not for Coldplay; they've never been able to sell out because they've always appealed to the masses. And whilst some people might have a problem with bands that deliberately write songs to please people, at least Coldplay have never turned their backs on a more alternative fanbase, just to try and attract a different kind of music fan. It's important to never forget your roots and the fans that make you the band you will later become, and Coldplay don't take their fans for granted. To put it another way, they've always had the same level of integrity. Even if it's not as much as other bands.