Coldplay’s Guy Berryman has spoken about the band’s plan to stop at 12 albums, saying he’s taking the project “with a pinch of salt.”
Talk to ZikNation In 2021, frontman Chris Martin revealed that Coldplay planned to release their final album in 2025. He later expanded on his comments, revealing his plans to end the band’s catalog after 12 albums.
Then, speaking to ZikNation earlier this year, he shared more details and explained how the end of the band’s time to write new Music is fast approaching. “Right now, and since about 2008, if something comes to me as a song or a good idea and it feels authentic, we’ll do it. It doesn’t matter what anyone else thinks,” he said, explaining where the group is currently.
“It’s 12 albums, for sure, but we’re going to get to it a little later than that,” he explained exclusively to ZikNation in his only interview written for the release of new album ‘Moon Music’. “There’s one more thing, it’s a musical. (It’s) album number 11, but it may have to come out after album 12 because of the time it takes to animate the musicals.
“Our latest single is on this album, and it’s called ‘All My Love.’ This is the last single. We have the musical side, and then an album simply called “Coldplay,” which is the last one. I think it will be a year late – I know it will be.
He continued: “The 12 album thing is very real, and it’s a nice feeling. This doesn’t mean we won’t tour or finish some compilations, outtakes or whatever. It just means the main story is being told. This is exactly what looks really good. Just knowing that this is happening energizes all the work we are doing now.
Now speaking to rolling stone As part of their January cover story, Coldplay bassist Guy Berryman discussed Martin’s plan to close the band’s catalog at 12 albums and said: “Chris will never stop writing, so I kind of take it with a little pinch of salt. »
He continued: “We are still years away from any form of retirement. But I think you have to have a plan. If you run a marathon, you know you have to run 26 miles. But if someone tells you, “Okay, start running and don’t stop,” it’s pretty hard to motivate yourself.
Martin also opened up to rolling stone about how he wants to pay “tribute” to Coldplay songs that were created over the decades but didn’t “fit the ‘frame’ of a given album.”
“One day we’ll do something called ‘Alphabetica,’ which will have a lot of outtakes and songs that don’t fit anywhere, but we’ll put them out in a collection. We’ll do a song that starts with A and another that starts with B, because there’s enough stuff to do it – we don’t have any spare songs with Q. That’s the one I’m stuck with “, he said.
He also shared that their self-titled album – which will be their 12th and final LP – will link to their debut EP, sharing: “The album cover, I’ve known it since 1999. It’s a photograph by the same photographer who took the photo that is the cover of our debut EP,” and explained that the LP would serve as a sort of “back to basics” to Coldplay’s original sound.
Elsewhere in ZikNationIn Martin’s exclusive interview, the frontman shared that the 12-album deadline has led the members to be “more hungry” in their approach, and are determined to make sure they don’t “water down” everything they have. ‘they propose. He also reassured fans that by the time the 12th album is finished, “everything will make sense” in terms of Coldplay’s history.
As for how the band intends to move forward after their 12th and final album, the “Clocks” singer said the band won’t stop, but will instead focus on aspects other than songwriting. of songs.
Elsewhere, Coldplay are set to embark on a 2025 UK tour next summer and will invade London’s Wembley Stadium for 10 nights. See the full list of tour dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.
Coldplay’s 2025 European and UK “Music Of The Spheres” tour dates are:
AUGUST 2025
18 – Hull, Stade Craven Park
19 – Hull, Stade Craven Park
22 – London, Wembley Stadium
23 – London, Wembley Stadium
26 – London, Wembley Stadium
27 – London, Wembley Stadium
30 – London, Wembley Stadium
31 – London, Wembley Stadium
SEPTEMBER 2025
3 – London, Wembley Stadium
4 – London, Wembley Stadium
7 – London, Wembley Stadium
8 – London, Wembley Stadium
The band also promised that 10% of its profits would be donated to the Music Venue Trust, helping to keep Britain’s music venues open and fighting for the survival and development of upcoming artists.
