Chris Martin Praises Beyonce in New 'Rolling Stone' Issue!

Chris Martin takes the cover of Rolling Stone‘s February 25 issue, which was released right after his performance at the Super Bowl.

Here is what the 38-year-old Coldplay singer had to share with the mag:

On Beyonce turning down a song he wrote: She turned it down, he says, “in the sweetest possible way: She told me, ‘I really like you – but this is awful.’”

On remaining friendly with ex Gwyneth Paltrow: “I have a very wonderful separation-divorce. It’s a divorce – but it’s a weird one… I don’t think about that word [divorce] very often. I don’t see it that way. I see it as more like you meet someone, you have some time together and things just move through.”

On drawing inspiration from Rocky IV: “Rocky IV has the most awesome training sequence of all time. I think it triggers the young boy in me who saw it and was like, ‘Wow – if you wanna do something, just f–king lift logs!’”

On people making fun of his band: “I had a couple of years in the mid-2000s where it was really confusing to me. I was like, ‘Why is our band sometimes a punch line?’”

Make sure to watch Chris headline the 2016 Super Bowl Halftime Show alongside Beyonce and Bruno Mars!

For more from Chris, visit RollingStone.com!