London, Nov 23 : Coldplay frontman Chris Martin is planning to launch a solo career, it has emerged.

Martin, who is married to actress Gwyneth Paltrow, has a tight schedule lined up for next year so he can bow out of Coldplay before his 33rd birthday in March 2010.

A final album is already in the pipeline for December 2009 along with a string of farewell performances.

“I’m 31 now—and I don’t think that bands should keep going past 33, so we’re trying to pack in as much as possible. We’ll go for it until the end of next year,” News of the World quoted Martin, as saying.

Martin will then focus on a solo career.

“Chris isn’t the sort of guy who wants the comfort of being in a band. He’s very proud of what Coldplay have done, but he wants to go out when they’re on top,” a music insider said.

“He’s become bigger than the band so he knows he’s going to have a huge career on his own. A solo career is something he’s always wanted to do,” he added. (ANI)