Coldplay fan Dylan Bode shares the full story of how Chris Martin revived him from a coma

American Dylan Bode, who wowed the country this weekend, joined The Hits Breakfast to share how Coldplay's music helped him wake from a coma—and the unforgettable moment he sang live with Chris Martin.

Dylan, 32, made headlines when he was invited to harmonize with Chris Martin during Coldplay’s Friday night concert in Auckland. Holding a large sign in the crowd that read, “Your music woke me up from a coma! Can we sing about this magic together?” Dylan’s story captured the band’s attention.

In a once-in-a-lifetime moment, Martin spotted Dylan’s sign and invited him on stage to perform Magic from the band’s 2014 album Ghost Stories.

During his chat with Jono, Ben, and Megan, Dylan recounted his miraculous recovery and the surreal experience of performing alongside his musical hero.

He described the moment Chris Martin called him up, saying, "I'm still shaking just thinking about that moment."

"The meeting with Chris Martin was... it goes way back before this because he's been with me since I was like 8 years old," the lifelong Coldplay fan explained.

"He inspired my musical journey. Meeting him, it's brought me back to every moment I sang with him. I've harmonized with him since I was a kid. He taught me music.

"So it was like this human being who felt like a best friend of mine in so many ways. I think that's why he woke me up from the coma."

Dylan elaborated on how Coldplay’s music helped him through one of the darkest chapters of his life.

After an incident caused his heart to stop for five seconds and left him with a head injury, Dylan says he fell into a coma for four days.

By day three, things weren't looking great. Hospital staff asked his husband what could be done to make him more comfortable. 

Playing Coldplay was the first thing that came to mind, as Dylan had loved the band since he was 8 years old. 

"About 24 hours after hearing Coldplay, the first signs of me coming out of this [the coma] was me playing air piano," he shared. "It just changed the whole course of the healing process."

"Everybody was like, 'He's going to make it,'" he continued. "Because they thought for sure that I was either going to die or [that I'd] be permanently brain damaged."

Thankfully, Dylan made a full recovery and was able to share such a special on-stage moment with the man who had helped pull him through. 

"Obviously, there is the coma aspect and coming back to life—it's huge, right, to have this second chance at life. I don't take anything for granted anymore," Dylan said.

Watch Dylan share his amazing story above.

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