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As he accepted one of the band's two awards at the Brit Awards in London, Martin said, "You won't see us at one of these for many, many years. We won't see you for a long time. I mean it. It's going to be years before we have the chance to say this again."
He prompted even more speculation when, later in the evening, he said: "We got to go. People are fed up with us, and so are we."
Coldplay won for best single ("Speed of Sound") and best album (X&Y).
Despite Martin's proclamations, Coldplay's London rep insists the hiatus will be no more than the standard break bands take between churning out albums.
"Coldplay are on the road until July, when their 16-month X&Y World Tour ends in Japan," the rep tells the BBC. "They will then continue working on new material."
Perhaps Martin also just wants to spend more time with his pregnant wife, Gwyneth Paltrow, and their daughter Apple.
