Coldplay have revealed that they are 'jealous' of acts like Adele, Lady Gaga and Jay-Z.
The band, who release their anticipated new album 'Mylo Xyloto on October 24, admitted that they are impressed by the standard of songs written by other artists'.
Speaking to Q magazine, frontman Chris Martin said: "When I hear Kings of Leon's 'Use Somebody' or Adele's 'Someone Like You' or Lady GaGa's 'Bad Romance', it's like, 'F*ck, that's good, I've got to try and do something better than that'.
He added: "It's constant competition but born out of love. Or Jay-Z's 'Empire State Of Mind'. Jay revealed that when he was playing stadiums with us.
"Why would you do that to us? Why would you open a gig and then play a song that's better than any of our songs, you f*cking b*tard? Why would you do that to someone you claim to be friends with?"
He concluded: "But then it also drives you to write better songs."
Meanwhile, Coldplay paid tribute to REM during their live show in Atlanta on Friday night (September 24).