*Performed their song at CMJ Music Festival in New York City in October 2007 and thought of seeing Chris Martin at the concert
*Chris Martin wrote the song 7 months before the CMJ Music Festival.
*The night where the Creaky band performed, Chris was working at the Air Studio in London.
The Song Writer
Andrew Hoepfner's biggest endorsement so far comes from a New York free paper, The Village Broadsheet: "His songs hit on a strange-but-perfect kink-swing tradition"
Chris Martin is widely considered one of the most influential musicians of his generation, and was acclaimed as "heir apparent to Bono" on the band's last tour in 2006.
On the web
Creaky Boards have 1,873 friends on MySpace. They don't bother with Facebook.
Coldplay boast 447,546 friends on MySpace and 222,985 fans on Facebook.
Record Studio
Creaky Boards are still looking for a record deal.
Coldplay are signed to Parlophone, part of EMI.
Singer's status
Andrew Hoepfner's marital status is unknown.
Chris Martin is married to the actress Gwyneth Paltrow.