Video: Behind the Chris Martin Cover Story

Rosetta Stone Associate Editor Brian Hiatt spent seven hours over the course of two days Cheap Rosetta Stone talking to Coldplay frontman Chris Martin for this issues cover story. Click above for how Bill OReilly inspired Martin and why hes not bothered by the Coldplay diss in The 40-Year Old Virgin. If a performer breaks the law, as Bj ouml;rk technically did, sources say promoters will have to give the government half of the box-office receipts. "You have to be very respectful of how they do things," says McBride. "You have to approach the Chinese market differently."Photos: Random Notes Another hurdle is the countrys entertainment infrastructure, which remains below international standards. Many bands opt to fly in their own gear, and soundchecks can stretch on for hours. "You have to do production for every show in advance, and you have to build stages everywhere," says Archie Hamilton, a promoter who has brought Sonic Youth and Talib Kweli to China. "Its an expensive thing."Superstar acts playing arenas can charge as much as the $250 Beyonc did for VIP tickets to her 2007 show. But with over 128 million people living on less than a dollar a day and even financial industry Rosetta Stone Software professionals making as little as $14,000 a year, many artists sell tickets for far less than they would at home. "You cant charge high prices because theyre not accustomed to paying them," says CAAs Tsuchii.Linkin Park tickets started at $12; last years Modern Sky festival, which featured the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, charged $15; the Beijing Pop Festival cost $25. Low prices, however, dont mean that bands wont reap rewards in China. NIN made about $200,000 for their set; asked about reports that Linkin Park earned $750,000, singer Chester Bennington says, "It cost us a lot of money to play there, and were not going to play for free."Still, Bennington feels their trip was worth the occasional compromise. "We knew the rules," he says. "Be polite. Dont try to incite a riot. Dont be political. Im not saying I dont believe the people of Tibet dont Cheap Rosetta Stone Arabic deserve to be free. But everywhere in the world, theres shit that needs to be better. Doesnt mean we shouldnt play rock shows there."

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