Chris Martin has either just announced that Coldplay will split in 2009 or has a zany sense of humor.
I’m personally hoping it’s the latter and that the Coldplay singer is having us all on. Maybe he got his dates mixed up and thought it was April. 1.
Coldplay are one of my favorite bands in the world, not just of now but of all time. Each album they have produced is different than the others, but all are almost perfect in their execution.
So the idea of a split leaves me with mouth agape and hands up in the air.
As reported by Roberta at Rumors In Music, Chris Martin told Bang Showbiz:
“I’m 31 now and I don’t think bands should keep going past 33. So we’re trying to pack in as much as possible. Up until the end of next year, we’ll just go for it in every sense. I don’t believe in time off.
“We’ve still got our own hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we’ve got to make the most of that.”
The bizarreness of the statement leads me to think this will prove to be untrue, or at least Martin speaking before he’s truly thought about what he was going to say. I mean, 31 is no age, especially for musicians who can go on in to their seventies.
If Chris Martin was a professional sportsman I could understand it but bands such as AC/DC and Rolling Stones prove that age is no barrier to recording new material or performing it live. But there is the possibility that Martin wants Coldplay to go out at the top of their game, which is where they seem to be right now.
The band do seem to be putting out a wealth of material at the moment, with an EP due soon, and a new album expected in 2009, less than a year after Viva La Vida. A greatest hits album could then be released towards the end of the decade and put a period to Coldplay’s career.
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Thanks for the link. I hope Coldplay goes out with a bang like Chris Martin said. While I’m not that big of a fan, I know people who are and they look forward to hearing what the band has in store for the upcoming year.
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chris does have a zany sense of humor and all i can say is he likes surprises and if and when the band splits, i hope he has a stellar solo career and finds a hat he adores. :D
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