CHRIS MARTIN - MARTIN: 'MUSIC COULD HAVE PREVENTED WORLD WAR II'

CHRIS MARTIN believes the World War II could have been prevented if ADOLF HITLER had listened to BOB MARLEY whilst smoking marijuana.

The COLDPLAY frontman rates music's power on the listener so highly - he wonders if key moments in history could have had a different outcome if those influential figures had listened to certain tunes.

Martin, 28, says, "Actually, to be fair, I was wondering whether certain people would change if they heard certain songs.

"Would it be really possible to start Nazi Germany if you'd just been listening to Bob Marley's EXODUS back-to-back for the past three weeks and getting stoned? Would the idea of the Holocaust seem so appealing?

"I know this sounds so trite, but I mean it seriously, because music is something that every human responds to.

"That's a reason why people who've had bad relationships with their parents listen to angry stuff."

He adds, "It would be interesting to see how the world would be different if DICK CHENEY (US Vice President) really listened to RADIOHEAD's OK COMPUTER.

"I think the world would probably improve. That album is f***ing brilliant. It changed my life, so why wouldn't it change his?"