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"I remember some of my friends saying, 'Oh, you're working with Amy? Good luck. She's been working on this album for three years'," he recalls.

The 28-year-old has six UK number one singles, including Before You Go, Pointless and Wish You The Best, with both of his studio albums reaching number one in the UK albums chart.

While recording his debut album Slaves Mass for Warner Brothers in 1976, he brought a pair of live pigs into the studio.

After notching up three number one singles, three number one albums and two Brit awards, the band struggled to find the same charts success again and were dropped by their record label.

And even if they use their gap year to make new music, Martin has announced it will be their final album.