One of the most memorable moments of the 2024 edition of the Glastonbury Festival was, without a doubt, the surprise performance of Coldplay with Michael J. Fox on the notes of Fix You: this is how Chris Martin wanted to thank the actor, who without knowing it he contributed to the formation of the famous British band.
The one to explain this curious circumstance was frontman Chris Martin, during a 2022 appearance on the Kelly Clarkson Show. The singer explained that it was the iconic scene from Back to the Future, the one in which Marty McFly plays “Johnny B. Goode” (quite recently, Michael J. Fox himself commented on the memorable sequence of the school dance), that made him want to make music. “That’s what made me want to be in a band, you know? That scene.“, Martin had said.
The musician said he grew up in the countryside, far from the centers where it was usually possible to listen to live music. Since it was not yet possible to count on an internet connection, television was a providential tool for the aspiring singer-songwriter. Chris Martin ascoltava “whatever music they play on TV” and he used to record it for further inspiration.
Saturday, June 29, 2024’s performance is not the first time Coldplay has openly thanked Fox: back in 2016, the band played “Johnny B Goode” with the actor on stage at MetLife Stadium. A moment that Chris Martin called “really wonderful“, since he had always considered Fox his “number one“. A concept reiterated during the performance at Glastonbury: “The main reason we have a band is because we saw Back to the Future. So thank you to our all time hero, one of the best human beings on earth, Mr Michael J. Fox. Thank you so much Michael J. Fox, you are our hero“.
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