Iusedtoruletheworld Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Total BS, I can't see this being true, I really can't, Will, Guy and Jonny are basically brothers for Chris. http://www.newsoftheworld.co.uk/showbiz/xs/82171/Celeb-XS-Dan-Wootton-Coldplay-split-for-Chris-Martin-going-solo.html "Music insider"...:laugh3: Chris, who is married to actress GWYNETH PALTROW, will then concentrate on a solo career. A music insider told me: “Chris isn’t the sort of guy who wants the comfort of being in a band. He’s very proud of what Coldplay have done, but he wants to go out when they’re on top. “He’s become bigger than the band so he knows he’s going to have a huge career on his own. A solo career is something he’s always wanted to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice water. Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Oh Lord. Bullcrap. =p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnycp17 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 What is with all these rumors of therm breaking up? God, people need to shut the hell up! (Not you Iusedtoruletheworld:kiss:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryfields Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 He's really loving joking around in these interviews, isn't he? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carla Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 If he said that he really has to stop joking that much about those things or I'll have a heart attack seriously :dead: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mksh24 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 yeah he has said before (maybe joking) that he could never do it alone ... and it wouldnt be the same and I don't think Coldplay fans would react to well to that... I know I wouldn't even though I <3 chris, but him solo singing ... naht so much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitepanda Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 "A solo career is something he's always wanted to do." That's one of the funniest things I've read all night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApproximatelyInfinite Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 PEOPLE NEED TO SHUT UP ABOUT THIS. (not coldplayers, really, i mean the press). that's from an "insider" (my ass), no direct quotes, and is obviously only working off of the storm of the previous article about chris and the guys "retiring." oy vey. pay no attention, coldplayers. no need to worry. (*cue inevitable concern and freak-outs*) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnycp17 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I think you'll all appreciate this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aNo4eHp6mUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobalt Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 My ass Chris is going solo. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notlost92 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 ... :laugh3: Do these writers actually think anyone believes this? Can you imagine Chris... going solo? :lol: We should flood the page with comments laughing at this! :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie/pims Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 "A solo career is something he's always wanted to do." That's one of the funniest things I've read all night. that's hilarious indeed.HAHAHAHA.Complete crap:laugh3::laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm-Edge Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Chris has always said he cant write solo. Jonny, Will and Guy help him more than anyone could imagine. People who do well in bands never do well solo...look at Cornell. Amazing in Temple of the Dog, pretty damn good with Soundgarden, and a modren rock god with Audioslave. Now he is a nobody solo. Chris would never leave his best mates. He's just playing games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Will people stop posting these bogus splitting up articles? I think we have enough of these threads at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostbitepanda Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Can someone find that video where Chris and Jonny are in an interview, and Chris gets asked the question if he would ever go solo he says something like... "Nah... I mean, even Though I talk the most and talk the loudest, I'm just this cog in this big machine, you know. I'd be shit with the rest of the band. I think Jonny... Jonny would you ever go solo?" Jonny: "Nah.." Chris: "Can I come with you? If you do/" Jonny: *Laughs* "Sure" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay45 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 ya, Chris loves Johnny, Guy and Will way to much to ditch them, and like Chris said he needs them. their friendship is what makes their music so great. Their love for eachother is so beautifull :cry: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldpatrix Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 I think people are so jealous... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.x Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 The story is being picked up by respected newspapers around the world including the Sydney Herald and the Daily Telegraph.....doesn't look like this is fake, looks like there is some truth to this. Coldplay star to retire? November 19, 2008 - 11:34AM Sydney Morning Herald Chris Martin is planning to retire next year. The Coldplay frontman doesn't want to become an ageing rock star and is keen to quit music before he feels too old. He said: "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 'Clocks' singer - whose last album 'Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends' topped the album charts in 36 countries - claim his band have only had such a successful year because their rivals have taken a break. He added: "The reason we're the biggest band in the world at the moment is because the others are on holiday. That's how you get your breaks. That's how the understudy gets his opportunity. "While U2 and Green Day are away, we've gotten to make the most of it." People: Coldplay frontman hints at band's breakup Compiled by Lori Spencer Smith Denver Post Updated: 11/20/2008 09:37:06 AM MST Coldplay frontman Chris Martin's latest comment about aging has prompted speculation that the Brit rockers may split. "I'm 31 now, and I don't think that bands should keep going past 33," Chris Martin, husband of actress Gwyneth Paltrow, told U.K. newspaper The Daily Express, hinting that the band's days are numbered. "We're trying to pack in as much as possible," he added. "Up until the end of next year, we'll just go for it in every sense." Martin's assertion is apparently based on some Seinfeldian desire to go out "with a blast" while the band is still on top, the Express suggested. "We've still got most of our hair," he added. "We can still fit into our musical trousers and we've got to make the most of that." Chris Martin reveals reason Coldplay's popularity Washington (ANI): Coldplay's vocalist Chris Martin has revealed the reason why their band is the biggest hit in the world right now, U2 and Green Day are on vacation. The leading man of the Brit rock band revealed the band's crowning place would soon be taken once U2 and Green Day were set to return with their new albums in 2009. "The reason we're the biggest band in the world at the moment is because the others are on holiday. That's how you get your breaks," Contactmusic quoted him as saying. "While U2 and Green Day are away, we've gotten to make the most of it," he added. Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with their hit singles, such as 'Yellow', 'The Scientist', 'Speed of Sound', 'Fix You', 'Viva la Vida' and the Grammy Award-winning 'Clocks'. Chris Martin says the band will have a busy 2009 and maybe call it a day… MTV.CO.UK Coldplay could call it quits at the end of next year- singer Chris Martin has hinted. He said: "I'm 31 now and I don't think that 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.” Although Martin is known for making funny tongue in cheek comments many have taken this to mean that multi-million selling Coldplay are set to split. He told the paper: "I don't believe in time off. We've still got most of our hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we've got to make the most of that." The group have previously hinted that their next (fifth) album will be their last. Their latest album Viva La Vida is one of the best selling records of 2008 worldwide. Talking to the Daily Express he said he didn’t want the band to end up as wrinkly rockers like The Rolling Stones. Clocks ticking for Coldplay By Jonathon Moran The Daily Telegraph November 23, 2008 12:00am CHRIS Martin has given himself a deadline. Despite selling millions of albums, packing stadiums the world over and winning countless awards, Martin is concerned about his legacy. At 31, the Coldplay frontman fears that he may be nearing his peak as a musician and a songwriter. "We feel we have to do a lot for 2010,'' Martin told Insider with a tone of urgency, almost as if he had to jump off the phone and get back to the studio to work on new songs. "We feel bands need to fill their first 10 years, so we have lots to do before the clock strikes midnight on December 31, 2009. "I know it's kind of stupid, but that's kind of our deadline. We have to do something good by then.'' It's astounding to hear Martin speak with such little self-assurance. He's one of the world's most recognisable singers, and is married to Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow. Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida or Death And All His Friends, was released in June. This month, it was named top-selling album of the year at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo. It went to number one in nearly 40 countries, including Australia, where it sat in the top spot for four weeks. From the outside, everything appears to be perfect. But Martin sounds anxious about the passing of time and is determined to achieve more. The musicians he most admires - most notably U2 - did their best work in their first decade together. "We've done some pretty good stuff, but there's something about the year changing to 2010,'' Martin explains. "I'll also be 33 in that year, and I always feel that marks a different phase of songwriting. "So I just try to keep as busy as possible till then. I can't explain it, but I guess most of my heroes did most of their great stuff before they were 33. "It's not that you can't do great stuff afterwards. You just have to have deadlines, otherwise you'll spend all day in the sauna.'' Martin was speaking exclusively from Atlanta to announce Coldplay's Australian tour for February and March. A notoriously difficult interviewee, he was uncharacteristically candid with Insider during our early-morning interview - perhaps because he felt guilty about the time difference and the fact the interview had been pushed back three hours. Coldplay are touring America before heading to Europe. They will have played 103 shows by the time they reach Australia next February. And they've upgraded from entertainment centres to stadiums and arenas. In Sydney, they will perform two shows at Sydney's Acer Arena. "It's a big show. Not as big as a Rolling Stones show, but not as little as a Tom Waits show. It's hopefully somewhere in between,'' Martin says. Creatively, Coldplay have gone for a military theme with their latest album. The band - Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, Will Champion and Martin - wear military attire for the album artwork, promotional images, video clips and concerts. "We had this idea about a year ago of trying to destroy our own thing and put something else in place so it was our own little inner band revolution,'' Martin says. "Then we started looking at the French Revolution and all the paintings from that time. We were just keen to do something we hadn't done before.'' Coldplay are undeniably one of the biggest bands of the decade. Since releasing their first album, Parachutes, in 2000 they've sold more than 30 million albums, not to mention four Grammys and six Brit Awards. But when it comes to talking about the band's successes, Martin jokes awkwardly. He clearly isn't comfortable with praise. "We're well aware we're the biggest band only because U2 are still on holiday,'' he says. "We think of ourselves as being not as bad as people who hate us say we are, but not as good as people who give us awards say we are. We try and keep it balanced.'' Coldplay are such big earners for record label EMI that the company's share price took a beating when they delayed the release of their last album, X&Y. Martin has spoken openly about the immense pressure that put on him, but appears to have relaxed about the financial side of the music business. "I tried getting wrapped up in it for a while and really thinking about business, but it really didn't fit me as a hat,'' he says. "If people are singing along and our record isn't in the bargain bin, I don't worry about anything. If I stop in a gas station and our record is free with a can of Coke, then I'll start to worry.'' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Can someone find that video where Chris and Jonny are in an interview, and Chris gets asked the question if he would ever go solo he says something like... "Nah... I mean, even Though I talk the most and talk the loudest, I'm just this cog in this big machine, you know. I'd be shit with the rest of the band. I think Jonny... Jonny would you ever go solo?" Jonny: "Nah.." Chris: "Can I come with you? If you do/" Jonny: *Laughs* "Sure" here you go :D [ame=http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=5NIFnZcphiI&feature=related]YouTube - Coldplay Toronto '05 (4/5)[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yellowtalk Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Haha, Chris solo, ROFL much? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notlost92 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 Psh, way to be a downer, mr.x! :P The Oracle's answers are all I need to reply to your post: Q. Hey you basically already answered this question, but there has been a lot of news circulating about Chris' comment on the band breaking up after 2009. NME took their page down, but all the other sites seem really ligit. Are you really sure he was joking? It would be sad to see them break up in the middle of their peak, let alone at all! :( The Oracle replies: Remember, to the media this is newsworthy. If people are going to sell more papers or get more hits on their websites by reporting it, they will. They can take him literally if they like, but there isn't a calendar with a split date circled! Q. Hi! I saw on a website that Chris wanted to stop the musique at 33. :( Is that true?? The Oracle replies: I wouldn't say ignore everything you read in the press per se but I would advise you to take many things Chris says with a pinch of salt. Of course when he says things like this it makes a big news headline, but the actual truth is Chris doesn't necessarily mean he's gonna be done when he's 33, he's making the point that he doesn't think they'll have much of a place when they're old men! That's a long time off and who knows how they'll feel along that journey? Don't take everything you hear to literally, sometimes it's a moment in time and nothing more. ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
notlost92 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 And because that was my 666th post and I'm superstitious, I'll add this: Feel the coldplay love! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMJBGBWC Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 haha, if Chris saw or heard this, he would crack up. That would NEVER happen :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coldplay45 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 well the way i see it we have nothing to worry about :dance: the video pretty much tells the story. I love it when Chris asks johnny if he will ever go solo then Chris asks can i come with you if you do. see they will never go solo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hera_g89 Posted November 23, 2008 Share Posted November 23, 2008 "I live in fear of someone leaving. If you don't have your squadron, you're fucked." :dozey: Directly from the man himself. He loves his guys. That article was hilarious, though. Chris has always wanted to go solo? Puh-leeeeease! :laugh3: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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