Coldplay only catapulted to superstardom because of Scottish band Travis' groundwork, their frontman claims. Fran Healy is adamant his group's hit 1999 album The Man Who helped forge a demand for similar music. He says, "(We) created a playing pitch for bands like Coldplay and the other dozens of groups who came after The Man Who to sell not just hundreds and thousands of records, but millions of records." But Healy's rant didn;t end there as he launched a scathing tirade against politicians, insisting they're forced into the career because they have no other talent.The Scottish rocker maintains lawmakers are inspired by fame rather than a real passion for making the world a better place.He says, "Politics is guys who couldn't be in pop bands and trying to be famous for something. "They couldn't play football, they couldn't box and couldn't write songs, so what were they going to do? They thought: 'I'll get a suit and talk b**locks. I don't even have to write my speeches, I'll get someone else to write them for me.'"

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