Solo Bradfield blasts Manic split reports

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Manic Street Preachers frontman James Dean Bradfield has rubbished speculation his solo career is a signal the Welsh band will soon split.

Bradfield, whose debut release That's No Way To Tell A Lie is a new entry in the singles chart today, admits he only recorded a solo album to fill the gap until the next Manic Street Preachers disc.

He says, "It was never my ambition to make a solo record. But last summer we took the decision to have a two-year break.

"We want the next Manics record to be a great album. We needed to give ourselves - and our audience - a little bit of a rest."

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