Jul 10, 2008 • 1 min read

Chris Martin defends weird celebrity baby names

Chris Martin defends celebrities who give their children unusual names, telling Blender that a name is just a noise and parents should choose what they like.

Chris Martin has rushed to the defence of celebrities who give their children weird names, following all the hoohaa about Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban naming their new baby Sunday, which isn't even a particularly weird name. Martin is, of course, something of an expert in the area, having named his two children Crabstick and Banjo. No, not really, his children also have not particularly weird names, Apple and Moses.

Speaking to Blender, the Coldplay frontman said: "People make a big fuss over names. Names of babies, names of albums, names of bands. There's nothing weird about calling your baby Chewbacca if that's what you want to call your baby. It's no stranger than Sarah. A name is just a noise, and, if you like it, then fuck what everyone else says".

Quite right. Although, my son Fucktard is struggling a bit at school.

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