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Coldplay’s Chris Martin has suggested that he plans to split up the band at the end of 2009.

The frontman told the Daily Express that his decision was based on his view that bands should call it a day before they get too old – saying he wanted to go out with a blast by keeping as busy as possible until 2009 ends.

“I’m 31 now and I don’t think that bands should keep going past 33,” he said. “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 most of our hair, we can still fit into our musical trousers and we’ve got to make the most of that.”

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Chris Martin has said that a Blur song was the first inspiration for the band when they began recording their new album.

According to the singer, Sing from Blur’s debut album Leisure was a starting point for the writing of Coldplay album Viva La Vida, reports Xfm.

“Sing was the first song we plagiarized for the new album”, said Chris.

The band recently presented Xfm’s Residency slot and spoke of some of their more unexpected influences.

German metal band Rammstein were praised by the band, as were 1980’s pop band A-Ha who Martin called “one of our formative influences”.

“[The Strokes] are the classic band of our generation. And I would argue for Muse as well. And Arcade Fire. And that’s just the boys! Beyonce’s better than all of us”, he added.

Elsewhere, MTV reports that the band recently enlisted top directors Hype Williams and Anton Corbijn to film two different videos for their track Viva La Vida.

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Coldplay have returned to the top of the U.K. charts after toppling Basshunter’s Now You’re Gone - The Album.

Viva La Vida has spent much of the summer at the top of the album chart, and now the release has added a sixth week at number one after outselling the album which ended the group’s reign.

Meanwhile, London rapper Dizzee Rascal has scored a fourth week at the top of the U.K. singles chart with Dance Wiv Me, holding off competition from Kid Rock’s All Summer Long, which has jumped up the new countdown to two.

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Coldplay have withdrawn tickets for a forthcoming gig in Scotland - because they were printed on the wrong paper.

Fans who purchased seats for the band’s concert at Glasgow’s SECC arena in December through sales company Ticketmaster have been told to return the paper stubs as soon as possible because of an administration error.

The promotion company in charge of the gig, DF Concerts, has issued an apology over the mix-up.

A spokesman for the firm says, “Tickets purchased through Ticketmaster for the Coldplay gigs at the SECC have been printed on incorrect stock, but we are confident that Ticketmaster will be able to replace all tickets for their customers in advance of the gigs in December. However, it will be more difficult to replace tickets originally purchased through Ticketmaster and then sold on through the secondary ticket market.

“In this case, ticket holders should contact their point of purchase. We urge these secondary sources to look after their customers at this time.”

Coldplay are currently touring America and Canada but will return to their native U.K. later this year for 14 gigs in the run-up to Christmas.

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Coldplay raced to a No. 1 debut on the new U.K. album chart June 15th with “Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends”, even though the album was only released on Thursday, halfway through the sales week.

“Viva La Vida” sold 302,000 units through Saturday night, according to data from the Official U.K. Chart Company, making it the band’s fastest-selling release. The total compares to the 465,000 sold by 2005’s “X&Y” in a full sales week, and 274,000 for 2002’s “A Rush of Blood to the Head.”

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