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The Wanted will miss travelling when they split up later this year.
The 'Walks Like Rihanna' hitmakers will embark on their worldwide Word of Mouth tour next month and have announced that they will be taking "a break" from each other once it's finished, but Tom Parker has admitted he's going to miss visiting different countries.
When asked what he'll miss the most when the band split, he said: "I'd miss travelling the world. Even though when we do get to travel the world, we don't actually get to see everything. But at least I can say I've been there and I know which countries I want to go back to and explore."
Although the band - which also includes Max George, Nathan Sykes, Siva Kaneswaran and Jay McGuiness - have admitted that they've decided to go their separate ways because their personal lives were "getting in the way", Max has revealed that he will really miss working with his bandmates.
He told Top of the Pops magazine: "I'd miss being around the boys everyday. I don't want to be old quite yet, but it'll be nice to look back and think, 'Wow!' Whatever happens from now on, we will always look back and know we had an amazing time."

Prince sacked his old bass player because he didn't know enough songs.
The 'Purple Rain' hitmaker, who continues to excite fans with a number of gigs in the UK, decided to get rid of the musician when he met Ida Nielson, who later joined his all-girl band 3RDEYEGIRL.
He said: "My old bass player, who shall remain nameless, didn't know as many songs as Ida.
"She had to learn 150 to get the gig and she did it. So I sacked my old bass player."
The 55-year-old singer also gushed the band's guitarist Donna Grantis - who has recorded the album 'PLECTRUM ELECTRUM' with Prince, Ida and drummer Hannah Ford - and said he was first drawn to her daring half-shaved hairstyle.
He told Mojo magazine: "When I first saw a clip of Donna, what struck me was her hair.
"I figured that anyone who ain't afraid to walk into the supermarket with that haircut ain't gonna be afraid of me."
The guitarist described Prince's Paisley Park Studios in Minnopelis as a "parallel universe" where "time stops existing" and touring with the singer can be demanding.
She said: "You know how doctors are always on call, because their pager buzzes and they have to head to the hospital and do surgery. That's what being in Prince's band is like. The phone can go at any minute. It can be hard if you let it get to you, but at this stage in our lives we couldn't ask for more."

Morrissey claims he doesn't know anybody who wants The Smiths to reunite.
The former frontman, whose band split in 1987, also insists there aren't any bands he would like to see reform because he wants to remember how they were in their heyday.
He told Billboard: "I don't know a single person who wants a Smiths reunion!," adding: "There aren't any bands I [would] like to see again because your memory of them is how they were in their prime or at their best or at their most desperate, and you look to them to be someone that they no longer are."
The 'First of the Gang to Die' singer also insists he was never influenced by The Beatles when he formed The Smiths with guitarist Johnny Marr, bassist Andy Rourke and drummer Mike Joyce in 1982.
Asked about the 50th anniversary of the Fab Four's first trip to America, he revealed: "I thought four of their songs were magnificient, and if a band can give you four magnificent songs then that's good enough for me. But was I ever influenced by The Beatles? No."
Morrissey, 54, will be joined by Cliff Richard and Sir Tom Jones on two dates on his US tour this summer, at LA's Los Angeles Sports Arena on May 10 and Brooklyn's Barclays Center on June 21.
He said: "Tom and Cliff qualify greatly in the style department, and age has nothing to do with it. There are millions of obese 19 year olds who only buy clothes that blend in with the couch."

Charlotte Church made a 16-year-old fan's dream come true by personally inviting him to join the 150 people who turned up for her guerilla music video shoot.
The 'Crazy Chick' singer took to the streets in her native Cardiff, Wales, to shoot her forthcoming video for the track, 'Little Movements', and asked fan Stanley Johnson to take part, an offer he was absolutely thrilled to accept.
The stunned A-level student, who was working behind the counter at a fishmongers when Charlotte approached him, said: "I didn't realise who it was at first, but it was great, good fun."
He added to Walesonline.co.uk: "I like to be in front of the camera. I study media at A-level and I wouldn't mind a career in the media."
Despite reports only one person turned up to appear in the video, after the 28-year-old singer told her fans about the opportunity on Twitter, she worked with more than 150 local people who wanted to take part with many joining in as soon as they saw local girl shooting her promo.
The video will be posted on YouTube in coming weeks and 'Little Movements' is taken from her upcoming EP 'Four, which is released in March.
Charlotte said: "I'm a 90s R&B kid at heart, and I love Cardiff. I wanted to do something that showed that. I knew that Cardiffians would have some moves up their sleeves and be down for a bit of a boogie!"

Haim insist they haven't changed since finding fame.
The 'Falling' hitmakers - made up of sisters Alana, Este and Danielle Haim - claim they act no different from when they were an unknown band living in California.
Alana told BANG Showbiz: "We're the same three girls from The Valleys that we've always been, we don't even think we've had the success that we want yet.
"We are going to keep going, keep making music and we're never going to stop!"
Este quipped: "Just wait til you meet my grandpa, then you will understand where we come from!"
Asked if they think success will affect their song-writing, Alana replied: "We'll see what happens, we write the best when we're all together at home, but we're starting to write on the road. It's a new experience but we're up for trying new experiences but it's rad."
The band won two awards at the NME Awards on Wednesday (26.02.14) for Best International Band and Best Band Blog or Twitter, and say even if they hadn't have found success in music, they have plenty of other talents.
Alana revealed she's good at nail art, while Este secretly wanted to become a circus performer after learning how to ride a unicycle.
Speaking before the ceremony, Este said: "Basically, when I was younger I wanted to be a part of Cirqu Du Soleil. The night is young if someone had a unicycle here I'd get on it."

Liam Gallagher has fired Beady Eye's music manager.
The band's frontman drafted in music impresario Scott Rodger - who also manages Sir Paul McCartney and Arcade Fire - to boost their profile following lukewarm reviews of their first album 'Different Gear, Still Speeding', but it appears the pair have now parted ways.
A source told The Sun newspaper: "It's a shock that Liam has left Scott. He has a lot of influence. Beady Eye hired him to rejuvenate their career after their first album didn't do as well as hoped.
"Scott put in a lot of hard work on the second album and persuaded Liam to play Oasis songs live again."
It's thought Liam's girlfriend Debbie Gwyther will fill the role as Beady Eye's temporary manager while they look for a replacement for Scott.
The band recently axed their performance at America's Coachella Festival in April and appear in to be limbo following a difficult year in 2013, which drummer Chris Sharrock described as Beady Eye's "annus horriblis".
Liam, 41, split from his wife Nicole Appleton after it emerged he had fathered a secret love child with US journalist Liza Ghorbani.
Meanwhile, guitarist Gem Archer endured arduous medical setbacks including a fractured skull and broken leg.

Pharrell Williams thought his days as an artist were over.
The 'Happy' hitmaker, who has collaborated with Daft Punk and Robin Thicke, will release his second album on March 4, but he didn't think he would put out another record after 'In My Mind' eight years ago and is surprised by his recent solo success.
He told The Sun newspaper: "It's crazy, I didn't expect any of this. I just wanted to make something that was feelgood and celebratory - something which I felt was visceral and real."
The 40-year-old singer, who has written and produced for Miley Cyrus, Jay Z, Justin Timberlake and Britney Spears, to name but a few, admits making his first solo album was a "dreadful experience".
He admitted: "It was too much. I wasn't thinking about life in right way. I thought my days as an artist were over. I was happy guesting or producing work and that suited me fine.
"But then Daft Punk and last year happened and it just blew me away and now I'm in an appreciative place and it means more. Working with Daft Punk has been a huge part of the journey to where I am today.
"We got talking and I'm just curious about music, full-stop, and curious about Daft Punk. I said to them, 'If you just want me to play tambourine, I'll do it' - and that was it."
The star, who has a five-year-old sing, Rocket, with wife Helen Lasichanh, says he has also given up on rapping after his days with N.E.R.D, which he fronted with Chad Hugo and Shay Harley.
He explained: "I didn't like what I was saying. I wasn't comfortable with that. I'm a 40-year-old father now and my life has changed."

Melanie Chisholm has hinted the Spice Girls could reform in 2016.
The singer, formerly known as Sporty Spice, has revealed the girl power group could get back together for a brief reunion tour to mark the 20-year anniversary of the release of their iconic debut single 'Wannabe'.
She said: "It's funny isn't it because people are saying it's the 20 year anniversary of the Spice Girls, and we did get together in '94, but 'Wannabe' wasn't released until '96 so we don't really see it until '96.
"And you might see a few of us having a little dance about on stage, no plans, but we'll see what we can do for you."
However, Melanie and her pals Emma Bunton, Melanie Brown and Geri Halliwell might have trouble convincing their former bandmate Victoria Beckham to join them, since she has put her music career firmly behind her and insisted last year the girls' performance at the London 2012 Olympics performance would be their last.
She claimed: "I won't ever do it again. Doing the Olympics was an incredible honour. I was so proud to do it; proud to be British...That was a perfect time to say, 'That's great. Thank you to everybody, but no more.' Sometimes you've got to know when it's time to leave the party."
The Spice Girls previously reunited for a sell-out 2008 world tour, 'The Return of the Spice Girls'.

Pharrell Williams has defended the cover of his new album 'G I R L' after it sparked racial controversy.
The 'Happy' hitmaker received criticism for the artwork, which features him stood next to three women, because critics assumed they were all white and thought he should have included a black woman on the cover.
He told radio station Power 105.1: "What really disappointed me is that, man, [the critics] jumped the gun 'cause the woman I'm standing closest to is black and she's a black girl from Wisconsin I used to date over 10, 12 years ago.
"That must suck for people to just look at something and assume they know what's going on..."
The 40-year-old singer, who is now married to Helen Lasichanh, also praised black women, in particular '12 Years a Slave' star Lupita Nyong'o.
He gushed: "I told her two weeks ago at the Oscars luncheon her skin was flawless, I love her skin, my god."
Pharrell insists if people listen to his new album, which is released on March 4, they will realise it's an "ode to women".
He said: "The one thing I'm trying to help and change is that crazy standard that you have to be white, wafer thin for you to be beautiful," adding: "They just reported I'm the first black person to go number one on pop radio since Rihanna, but then you're gonna shoot at me. "My mom is a black woman, my business is run by a another black women and I'm married to a black woman, what are you talking about?"