I Am Arrows Have Chris Martin and Edith Bowman to Thank for Band Name

Former Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows has Coldplay's Chris Martin to thank for his new band's moniker, according to reports.

The drummer turned frontman, who left his former outfit for "personal reasons,"had decided to name his new project after himself but a meeting with the Coldplay singer was enough to trigger a rethink, the Daily Star reported.

Burrows explained, "I was in a pub with Chris and I told him I was doing my own thing. He asked what I was going to call it. So I said, 'My name, Andy Burrows'. But he said bluntly, 'That's crap, you can't do that, nobody would be interested.'" He continued, "I was never any good at band names as a kid and it was absolutely no different as a grown-up, sat next to Chris telling me my ideas were crap. I wanted to name it after a film called Kingshot -- that proved unpopular -- then Bandy Arrows."

In the end he settled on I Am Arrows, albeit with a little help from a Radio 1 DJ. "My very close friend Edith Bowman came up with the name."

Chris Martin and Edith Bowman weren't the only people to play a part in the I Am Arrows story. Another drummer who made the leap from behind his kit to the front of the stage made his contribution too.

"Dave [Grohl] was incredibly inspirational, he gave me a big shout-out on stage once and I spent a very heavy night with him too. I'd bumped into him in London so asked if he wanted to go for a pint. We spent the next eight hours having one of the most amusing nights of my life" Burrows told the tabloid.