SINATRA, THE X-FILES AND EXCLUSIVE NEWS ON THE NEW ALBUM COLDPLAY HAVE SPENT MUCH OF 2001 TOURING IN AMERICA, WHERE 'PARACHUTES' SALES HAVE ALMOST REACHED THE 1 MILLION MARK. I SPOKE TO BASSIST GUY BERRYMAN AS THE BAND WERE ENJOYING A RARE EXTENDED STAY IN THE UK THIS JULY. SO, YOU'VE BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR MORE OR LESS A YEAR NOW, ARE YOU BORED WITH TOURING YET? NO, NOT AT ALL. I'M STILL REALLY ENJOYING IT. WE'VE GOT A GREAT CREW AROUND US AND WE'VE WRITTEN SOME NEW SONGS THAT HAVE GIVEN THE LIVE SHOW A WHOLE NEW LEASE OF LIFE. WHAT WAS IT LIKE PLAYING RADIO CITY HALL IN NEW YORK IN JUNE? IT WAS AMAZING, I HAD NO IDEA HOW HUGE THE PLACE WAS. INSIDE THERE ARE PICTURES OF ALL THE STARS WHO'VE PLAYED THERE, LIKE FRANK SINATRA. TO THINK WE'VE PLAYED IN THE SAME VENUE AS HIM, IT MAKES IT REALLY SPECIAL. AND WE PLAYED A GREAT GIG, ONE OF THE BEST ON THE AMERICAN TOUR. COLDPLAY SEEM TO ATTRACT A LOT OF CELEBRITY FANS TO YOUR GIGS, WHAT DOES THAT FEEL LIKE? IT'S WEIRD AND AMUSING. YOU'LL BE BACKSTAGE AFTER A GIG AND SCULLY FROM THE X-FILES IS WANDERING ROUND THE DRESSING ROOM. IT'S MORE SURREAL THAN COOL TO BE HONEST. WHAT'S IN THE IMMEDIATE FUTURE FOR COLDPLAY? WE'RE OFF TO AUSTRALIA AND THE FAR EAST THEN BACK TO THE UK FOR V2001, WHICH I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TOO BECAUSE IT WAS BRILLIANT LAST YEAR. THEN IT'S BACK TO AMERICA FOR A FEW MORE DATES. AFTER THAT, IN OCTOBER WE'LL START RECORDING THE NEW ALBUM. HOW IS THE SONG-WRITING GOING FOR THE NEW ALBUM? REALLY GOOD, WE'VE GOT 18 SONGS IN PROGRESS. SOME FINISHED, SOME NOT. WE'RE NOT SURE WHICH ARE THE BEST SO WE'RE PLANNING TO RECORD THEM ALL AND THEN PICK THE ONES FOR THE ALBUM AFTERWARDS. SO THE MOOD IN THE COLDPLAY CAMP IS GOOD? YEAH, EVERYONE'S REALLY HAPPY AT THE MOMENT. WE'RE FIRED UP ABOUT THE NEW SONGS AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET IN THE STUDIO TO RECORD THEM. COLDPLAY'S NEW ALBUM WILL BE OUT NEXT YEAR.