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Muse to start work on new album without Matt Bellamy

June 1, 2011 8:53

Bassist Chris Wolstenholme says he's 'nervous' to be following his singer's efforts

Muse’s Chris Wolstenholme has revealed that the band will start working on their new album without the help of singer Matt Bellamy.

With Bellamy currently taking a break from the band as he prepares for the birth of his first child with his fiancée, actress Kate Hudson, bassist Wolstenholme told The Sun that he would be writing new material for the LP on his own. "Matt's raised the bar quite high in terms of songwriting,” he said. "I'm a bit nervous because I don't want to write a song and it be responsible for the demise of the band."

Earlier this month, Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard revealed they were planning on releasing the potentially 'softer' follow-up to 2009’s ‘The Resistance’ in 2012. Howard said: "Who knows, it might be softer rock, but then it's up to me and Chris to make it heavy again. A heavy rock lullaby! But I'm sure it will move forward in some way."

Muse have also suggested that they will play their 2001 album 'Origin Of Symmetry' in full at the Reading And Leeds Festivals.

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Muse dismiss reports that they are set to start work on new LP without Matt Bellamy

June 2, 2011 11:37

Bassist Chris Wolstenholme says report is 'a load of bollocks'

Muse have dismissed reports that they are beginning work on their new album without singer Matt Bellamy.

It was reported yesterday (June 1) that the band would be starting work on the follow-up to their 2009 fifth album 'The Resistance' without Bellamy, but bassist Chris Wolstenholme has now said this isn't true.

Responding on his Twitter page Twitter.com/ctwolstenholme, the bassist said of the article's original source, a report in The Sun, "So to clear things up amongst any readers of The Sun out there, it's all a load of bollocks."

Earlier this month, Wolstenholme and drummer Dominic Howard told NME that they were planning on releasing a 'softer' new album in 2012. Howard said: "Who knows, it might be softer rock, but then it's up to me and Chris to make it heavy again. A heavy rock lullaby! But I'm sure it will move forward in some way."

Muse headline Reading And Leeds Festival this summer.

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In the NME.

Bonus:

"Buy Muse (at Reading Festival) Tickets from £5" can you imagine. This was Reading 2011, where Muse played Origin of Symmetry in full to mark its 10 year anniversary.

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(And for anyone with burning curiosity, Chris said nothing about Matt not writing, just that he would be writing for the next Muse album (The 2nd Law), for the first time (Save Me and Liquid State)

Chris: “Matt's raised the bar quite high in terms of songwriting. I'm a bit nervous because I don't want to write a song and it be responsible for the demise of the band.”)