Chris Martin has admitted he is affected by negative reviews of Coldplay.
The singer told the New York Post, "The truth is it really does affect us."
Martin, 28, said two bad reviews of the group's latest album X&Y, a scathing piece in the New York Times and a negative Rolling Stone review "knocked us sideways."
He added: "And this is the first time that we've responded to it. That's why we're having trouble knowing how to answer.
"There's no harm admitting that you're human and these things bring you down. That New York Times thing, yeah, it was f***ing devastating for us.'"
The band are currently on tour in the US.document.write(unescape("