Well, it is a commonly known fact that Chris Martin likes U2 very much.
Chris Martin has said:
I don't buy weekend tickets to Ireland and hang out in front of their gates, but U2 are the only band whose entire catalog I know by heart. The first song on The Unforgettable Fire, "A Sort of Homecoming," I know backward and forward -- it's so rousing, brilliant and beautiful. It's one of the first songs I played to my unborn baby.
..but I also think it's very stupid to start repeating the words Bono has said. Perhaps he should look into a mirror.