{"id":23223,"date":"2024-12-24T11:04:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T11:04:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/?p=23223"},"modified":"2025-01-05T21:10:25","modified_gmt":"2025-01-05T21:10:25","slug":"my-job-is-not-to-be-the-guy-thats-bringing-the-entertainment-or-adding-the-color-coldplay-bassist-guy-berryman-opens-up-on-his-role-in-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-ba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/guitarmadrid.com\/es\/2024\/12\/24\/my-job-is-not-to-be-the-guy-thats-bringing-the-entertainment-or-adding-the-color-coldplay-bassist-guy-berryman-opens-up-on-his-role-in-one-of-the-worlds-biggest-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cMy job is not to be the guy that\u2019s bringing the entertainment or adding the color\u201d: Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman opens up on his role in one of the world\u2019s biggest bands \u2013 and how he\u2019s adapting his playing style"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Over the course of their career, Coldplay have masterminded a sound that can make actual stadiums feel small, and that\u2019s all down to a nailed-on approach to translating their studio material onto the stage in the most all-encompassing manner possible.<\/p>\n

Naturally, it\u2019s also down to the instrumentalists themselves, with Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bass guitar<\/a> player Guy Berryman and drummer Will Champion all taking responsibility for a key cornerstone of the Coldplay sound.<\/p>\n

For Berryman, that means holding down a low-end that can rumble the minds of 90,000-plus people on any given night, and as he explains in a new Rolling Stone<\/em><\/a> interview, it\u2019s a responsibility he doesn\u2019t take lightly \u2013 and sometimes that means shaking things up when he plays live.<\/p>\n

When asked how the band\u2019s songs change from stage to studio, Berryman reflects, \u201cI think they do evolve. It\u2019s always about being in the moment, performing to the best of your ability. And my job is really about micro-timing.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy job is not to be the guy that\u2019s bringing the entertainment or adding the color or whatever. Everything I do has to be like a lockstep. I have to listen to Will, and when his kick drum hits, my note has to hit at the same time.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Despite this nailed-on approach to the rhythm section, Berryman does make sure he finds the opportunity to adapt and experiment with his playing style, which leads to new developments in his picking technique and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cI do try and change the way I play songs,\u201d he goes on. \u201cEven to this day, I will adjust the angle of my plectrum<\/a> a little bit because I think I\u2019m getting a slightly better timing in a song like Yellow.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ll say, \u2018Okay, if I do it this way, it sounds a bit tighter.\u2019 So for me, the challenge is just every night to go up there and play everything a little better than you\u2019ve ever played it before. It\u2019s a very mechanical job I have.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Coldplay took their stadium-crushing sound to Glastonbury Festival<\/a> for a headline set that saw them invite to the stage the individual to who first inspired them to become a band: Michael J. Fox.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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