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Guitar World
Guitar World
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Janelle Borg

“I happened to walk in the studio and they just asked me to join the circle, like, ‘Whoa, hey, great.’ I had my guitar, walked in and started playing”: How Nile Rodgers ended up on the latest Coldplay album

Left-Nile Rodgers performs during Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 in Hollywood, California; Right-Chris Martin performs at the Coldplay concert held at the Music Hall of Williamsburg, October 07, 2024 in New York, New York.

Aside from his decades-spanning work with Chic, Nile Rodgers’ Midas touch in guitar playing and production has led him to collaborate on an endless list of earworms by the likes of David Bowie, Madonna, Diana Ross, and Daft Punk. Another mega-act that Rodgers recently added to his star-studded list? Coldplay.

“I happened to walk in the studio and they just asked me to join the circle, like, ‘Whoa, hey, great,’” Rodgers tells Grammy.com.

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