SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Coldplay front man Chris Martin cursed on Thursday, which is weird, because Coldplay is synonymous with "polite" and "un-edgy."
It's why the NFL's decision to have the popular-yet-unimaginative British band perform at the halftime of Super Bowl 50 with a universal shrug of the shoulders.
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But on Thursday at the official halftime performance press conference, Martin was asked about the cartoonish and ubiquitous "Left Shark" from Katy Perry's halftime performance a year ago.
"It's a difficult question to answer," Martin said.