Chris Martin: 'Coldplay Has Lots to do in 2009'

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin insists the band has "lots to do" before the year 2010. He says he plans to keep as busy as possible through 2009.

He explained to the media in the new year, "We feel bands need to fill their first 10 years, so we have lots to do before December 31, 2009. I know it's stupid, but that's kind of our deadline. We have to do something good by then. We've done some pretty good stuff, but there's something about the year changing to 2010.

I'll also be 33 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. 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."