Chris Martin Sheds Insight Into Gwyneth Paltrow Breakup: I Didn't Want to Be "Scared of Love"

In his first interview since his "conscious uncoupling" with Gwyneth Paltrow last month,Chris Martin shed new insight into the demise of their marriage. The Coldplay frontman addressed their surprising separation, and touched on his own personal issues, while speaking to BBC Radio 1's Zane Lowe.

Did his relationship breakdown with Paltrow inspire the band's new album, Ghost Stories?

"I wouldn't use the word breakdown," Martin said. "This was more a realization about trying to grow up basically. Like I said, if you can't open yourself up, you can't appreciate the wonder inside. So you can be with someone very wonderful, but because of your own issues you cannot let that be celebrated in the right way. What changed for me was, I don't want to go through life being scared of it, being scared of love, being scared of rejection, being scared of failure. Ever since our band came out, we have been a very polarizing group because we do a certain thing very well...About two years ago I was a mess really because I can't enjoy the thing that we are good at and I can't enjoy the great things around me because I'm burdened by this, I've got to not blame anyone else and make some changes."

While the musician doesn't directly address his 10-year marriage to Paltrow, it's easy to read between the lines. When Martin, 37, and Paltrow, 41, announced their split, the exes said they had been "working hard for well over a year" on their relationship. Ghost Storieswill address such struggles.

"Up to a certain point in my life I wasn't completely vulnerable and it caused some problems. If you don't let love really in then you can't really give it back. So what Ghost Story means to me is like you've got to open yourself up to love and if you really do, of course it will be painful at times, but then it will be great at some point," Martin said. "I think in life everyone needs to be broken in some way...I think everyone in their life goes through challenges, whether it's love or money, kids, or illness...You have to really not run away from that stuff. Life throws these colorful challenges at you...what we decided to do onGhost Stories was to really be honest about it and say, this is what's been happening."

In the wide-ranging interview, Martin also revealed he has the hots for another British band.

"I think One Direction are the biggest band in the world. Their songs are great. I'm saying One Direction are brilliant and I'm not kidding. You know why? Because their songs are really good and I don't think that any of them are going to go solo. I think they appreciate their chemistry from watching their movie," Martin explained. "Harry Styles has come to a couple of our shows. I think I probably said the same thing about chemistry. I can't remember, I was too enamored with his haircut. I was like this: 'I was pretty sure I was a straight guy before.' I was having a hot flush."

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Gwyneth Paltrow Is Still Wearing Her Wedding Ring

Gwyneth Paltrow may had consciously uncoupled with Chris Martin, but she's still keeping that ring.

In a photo posted on GP's Twitter this Tuesday, the actress is seen sporting her wedding band on that finger as she gives her son, Moses, a big hug on his 8th birthday.

Since the tweet, the Hollywood mama has also been spotted running errands wearing the same ring.

Paltrow, 41, previously stated that her first priority would be her children with Martin. Despite ending their marriage after 10 years, both the actress and Martin expressed in their joint statement that they will continue to be a family for their daughter, Apple, and son.

"We are parents first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time," the statement, released on Paltrow's Goop blog, read. "We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and coparent, we will be able to continue in the same manner."

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Gwyneth Paltrow Shares Photo from Vacation With Chris Martin

Gwyneth Paltrow has given us a glimpse of her family vacation in the Exuma Islands.

The Oscar winner took to Instagram on Sunday and posted a serene pic from her getaway, simply captioning it, "No line on the horizon."

Following the recent news that she and Chris Martin had split after more than 10 years of marriage, the amicable exes have been enjoying some quiet time away from the media spotlight with their two children, 9-year-old Apple and 7-year-old Moses.

Just one day before the pair's separation announcement, the family-of-four initially made their way to the Bahamas and rented a private home on Eleuthra Island. While there, Paltrow and Martin were snapped dining together at a beachfront restaurant. What's more, a local source told that the two were spotted in town doing some shopping.

On March 30, the famous family headed to the Exuma Islands, where they are presumably staying in yet another very posh pad.

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Why Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Used the Term 'Conscious Uncoupling' to Announce Separation

On Tuesday, Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin used the phrase "conscious uncoupling" to describe their split after 10 years of marriage.

I understand the phrase in a literal sense, but what does it actually mean to them as a couple or to the world, for that matter?

Paltrow clarified the phrase, sharing an article by doctor duo Dr. Habib Sadeghiand Dr. Sherry Sami.  The couple argues that high divorce rates are in correlation with "skyrocketing life expectancy," saying the social norms we've set in place centuries ago no longer satisfy a person's needs today.

"Our biology and psychology aren't set up to be with one person for four, five or six decades," they write.  "The idea of being married to one person for life is too much pressure for anyone.Social research suggests that because we're living so long, most people will have two or three significant long-term relationships in their lifetime."

Basically, "conscious uncoupling" is understanding that you may not be with one person "until death do us part" and that should be considered a social norm these days.

Whether you believe it or not, it's definitely a more positive way of looking at and accepting divorce.

As for Paltrow, she told that she plans to take a break from acting and focus on being a Mommy the rest of this year.

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Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin Separating After 10 Years of Marriage

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are separating.

The two made the announcement on the Oscar winner's website, Goop, with a post titled "Conscious Uncoupling."

Their statement read, "It is with hearts full of sadness that we have decided to separate. We have been working hard for well over a year, some of it together, some of it separated, to see what might have been possible between us, and we have come to the conclusion that while we love each other very much we will remain separate."

The famous duo added, "We are, however, and always will be a family, and in many ways we are closer than we have ever been. We are parents first and foremost, to two incredibly wonderful children and we ask for their and our space and privacy to be respected at this difficult time. We have always conducted our relationship privately, and we hope that as we consciously uncouple and coparent, we will be able to continue in the same manner."

Just last year, the actress gushed about the Coldplay frontman in Good Housekeepingmagazine.

When asked what's the "best decision" she's made in her life to this point, she responded with, "to marry my husband."

And last Spring, she told Glamour U.K. that she's been through some tough times in her relationship.

"It's hard being married. You go through great times, you go through terrible times. We're the same as any couple."

She also recalled seeking advice from her late father.

"I asked my dad once, 'How did you and Mum stay married for 33 years?' And he said, 'Well, we never wanted to get divorced at the same time.' And I think that's what happens. When two people throw in the towel at the same time, you break up, but if one person's saying: 'Come on, we can do this,' you carry on. I've learned more about myself being married than anything else. I hate to say, 'We've got it worked out,' because you never know what's going to happen, but we laugh, we're good friends, we like to do the same stuff." 

The two, who tied the knot in a secret ceremony at the Santa Barbara courthouse on Dec. 5, 2003, just recently celebrated their 10 year anniversary.

No family members or friends were present for the whirlwind nuptials. Just two days prior, Paltrow announced that she was expecting her first child with the musician.The couple has two kids together, Apple, 9, and Moses, 7.

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