Roxy Music announce split

Roxy Music have revealed that they will break up.

The group, who formed in 1971 and have released eight studio albums, confirmed to Billboard that they will call it quits.

Lead guitarist Phil Manzanera said that the band's members are looking to branch out into new avenues.

He said: "Musicians like to do new things. It's unfortunate for the fans, really, because they would like you to play the same old stuff forever and ever.

"And they go see it and they feel like, 'Man, they aren't as good as they used to be'. I'm very happy doing new things. I've got a couple of albums coming in the next year."

Manzanera added: "We have some fantastic box sets of the first two albums out next year. There's all sorts of things, extra [Brian] Eno ingredients and stuff. I'm very excited about it."

Roxy Music's last album meanwhile - 'Avalon' - was released in 1982.

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