The creative process and recording sessions for the band's sixth studio album took place between 2013 and early 2014, at their purpose-built studios The Bakery and The Beehive in North London, England, then in Los Angeles for the final process. I was very lucky to meet a very good sufi teacher who started to introduce the idea of 'if you sit with your experiences and the things you've been through, they alchemize.' At the time he said that, I didn't really know what that meant, but I trusted that it would work, and the more that I was learning about that, the more music just started flowing through. The idea of Ghost Stories, for me, was 'how do you let the things that happen to you in the past – your ghosts – how do you let them affect your present and your future?' Because there was a time when I was feeling like they were going to drag me down and ruin my life, and the lives of those around me. To him, Ghost Stories represents 'a journey learning about Unconditional Love' (as said in the televised Making of Ghost Stories with Fearne Cotton). ![]() The album explores the idea of past actions, and the effects they can have on your future and one's capacity for Unconditional Love. It is a spiritually driven album that revolves around two major themes mentioned by lead singer Chris Martin. Ghost Stories has been described as featuring electronica and synth-pop throughout.
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