コールドプレイ、２０２５年に楽曲制作停止　ボーカルが発言

【ロンドンＡＦＰ＝時事】英ロックバンド「コールドプレイ」のボーカル、クリス・マーティンは２３日、同バンドは２０２５年に楽曲制作をやめ、ツアーに専念する意向だと語った。（写真は英ロックバンド「コールドプレイ」）
　マーティンは英ＢＢＣのラジオ番組のインタビューで、「最後のきちんとしたアルバムは２０２５年に出る予定で、その後はツアーだけになると思う」とコメント。今後も「コラボ的なもの」は続けていくかもしれないが、コールドプレイとしての楽曲発表はその時点で終わると話した。
　番組司会者のジョー・ワイリーは、マーティンの発言が「冗談だったのかはよく分からない」と語っている。
　１９９７年に結成したコールドプレイは、２０００年のデビュー作「パラシューツ」を皮切りに、計９枚のアルバムを制作。来年には、今年１０月に発表した最新アルバム「ミュージック・オブ・ザ・スフィアーズ」を引っ提げて世界ツアーを行う予定だ。
　マーティンは１０月にも英音楽誌ＮＭＥに対し、アルバムを１２枚出した後にレコーディングをやめる意向を表明。「すべてを注ぎ込んで（スタジオアルバムを）作るのは大変なことだ」「大好きだし、素晴らしいことだが、とても大変でもある」と語っていた。
　今回の発言を受けてファンからは失望の声が上がったが、これが最終決定なのか疑問視する向きもある。米音楽誌ビルボード電子版は「バンドが全盛期やそれに近い時期に、ツアーをしながらも音楽制作をやめるのは極めて異例であり、４年先のことを決断してしまうのはあり得ないだろう」と指摘した。【翻訳編集ＡＦＰＢＢＮｅｗｓ】
〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2021/12/24-13:22）

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin said Thursday that the hugely successful British band will stop recording in 2025, but will continue to tour.
Coldplay, known for hits such as Yellow and Clocks, released their first studio album Parachutes in 2000.
They've since recorded eight more, including the most recent Music of the Spheres, released in October, which it is taking on a world tour next year.
In a BBC radio interview to air Thursday evening, Martin said: Our last proper record will come out in 2025, and after that I think we will only tour.
He added that the rock band, which formed in 1997, might continue to do collaborative things but the Coldplay catalogue, as it were, finishes then.
Programme host Jo Whiley said she was never quite sure if he's joking, following his comment on the band's precise schedule.
It comes after Martin told music magazine NME in October that the band intended to stop after 12 albums.
It's a lot to pour everything into making them, he said, referring to studio albums.
I love it, and it's amazing, but it's very intense too.
Fans expressed disappointment.
Please don't stop making music. Every album you release lifts somebody, somewhere, Leigh Burrell commented on the band's Facebook page, while Aaron Johnson from Manchester, wrote on a fan page: That's heartbreaking.
Some questioned the finality of Martin's decision, however, with Billboard website writing: it is most unusual for a band to quit on making music while committing to touring when they're still at or near their prime, and few would make the call four years out.
Coldplay's most recent album Music of the Spheres shot straight to number one and was the UK's fastest selling this year, according to the Official Charts Company.
All the band's previous studio albums have also topped the charts.
They have announced plans for an eco-friendly world tour next year in which fans will power the shows using kinetic flooring and cycles.
The band performed in October at Earthshot, an awards ceremony launched by Prince William to reward efforts to tackle climate change.
Martin nevertheless told the BBC that he expected backlash over the band's continued use of private jets on tour, saying: We don't have any argument against that.
The band has sold more than 100 million albums and The Sunday Times this year put Martin on its Rich List with net worth of £125 million.
Martin, 44, was previously married to Hollywood actress turned wellness guru Gwyneth Paltrow, with the couple finalising their conscious uncoupling in 2016.