Does anyone know if Coldplay is emo? Emo rock or whatever? I am asking because there music is so whiny and emotional. I am not making fun of it. I myself am emo and I love there songs. But emo is kind of a lifestyle. Almost all the time the reason they write like that is because they are the same way. They are emos. But there have been some bands I have heard, although their names elude my memory at the moment, that tried to write like that just to get the attention of the masses of emo folk. But they are not emo, and sometimes if you really listen you can tell. But to me bands that do that, to make themselves appear to be something they are not, or don't even technically want to be it just seems kind of rude, almost as if they are mocking the emos for the way they are. I love the band Coldplay, but I fear that if they are not emo that it might take away my enjoyment from their songs. When it comes to bands that are not emo trying to sound like it, it makes them appear to be bad musicians, being a person who doesn't care about or believe in the very words they are writing. And you cant be a good musician or perormer at all if you don't believe in your own work. Please tell me if they are emo or not. I probably will be able to live with it even if they are not. But I don't want to take the chance of one of my favorite bands becoming less magical for me. My sister says they aren't but then again she isn't one of the hugest music lovers, but I want an honest opinion.