Melbourne, Aug 25 : Aussie singer Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that she had a ‘semi-nervous breakdown’ while working with ‘Coldplay’ frontman Chris Martin on her new album.

Imbruglia, 34, said that collaborating with Martin, 31, was difficult because of his directness.

“When I worked with Chris Martin he was very honest and brutal with me,” News. com. au quoted her as telling NME.

“He helped me with my tracklisting and we got rid of riff-raff. Sometimes we agreed, sometimes we disagreed.

“The hard bit is him saying which songs he doesn’t like, but it’s refreshing to have someone of that calibre with you.

“So yes - I had a semi-nervous breakdown,” she added.

Imbruglia’s new album ‘Come To Life’ is to be released on October 5. (ANI)