Coldplay Splitting?

Word on the street is that Coldplay is breaking up. Did you see them on the AMA's last night? I know they've been on tour for several months and that must take a toll on your voice - but Chris Martin sounds awful lately.


British rockers Coldplay are set to split - and frontman Chris Martin is preparing to launch a solo career, a new report claims. The band - famed for the hits Clocks and Violet Hill - are said to be planning their final album together - due for release in 2009 - and will perform a series of farewell gigs.

Chris tells Britain's News of The World, "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. We'll go for it until the end of next year."

A source added, "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."
(Source: Showbiz Spy)