Coldplay frontman Chris Martin says the British rock band, as a unit, plans to release 12 "proper albums" out of which it has already put out 10, including the upcoming Moon Music. The five-member group, also comprising guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer and percussionist Will Champion, and manager Phil Harvey, is currently on its "Music of the Spheres World Tour". In an interview with Apple Music's Zane Lowe, Martin said it's important to set a "limit" to what Coldplay needs to do as a group.
"We are only going to do 12 proper albums, and that's real...
Because less is more. And for some of our critics, even less would be even more. It's really important that we have that limit.
There's only 12 and a half Beatles albums. There's about the same Bob Marley, so all of our heroes. And also having that limit means that the quality control is so high right now, and for a song to make it, it's almost impossible, which is great," the 47-year-old said.
His comments hark back to a 2021 interview Martin gave to BBC Radio 2 in which he said that Coldplay will stop recording new music in 2025, adding the band will only tour then and maybe "do some collaborative things". Coldplay, known for songs such as Yellow, The Scientist, Clocks, Fix You, Paradise, A Sky Full Of Stars and Magic, was formed in London back in 1997. In the new interview, Martin said the members are trying to improve day by day instead of "coasting" at this stage of the band's career.
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