May 22 2009
Coldplay Going Cold and Colder
Not so inspiring band Coldplay has been sued for plagiarism because of their hit song Viva La Vida resembles some other famous songs that came before Viva La Vida and now front man Chris Martin has stated that this situation has made him to become a better artist (really? a better artist? I don’t believe it). Guitarist Joe Satriani claims his song If I could fly was ripped, and yes the chorus sounds similar but also Cat Stevens says the same thing.
“Some people are suing us at the moment and although it was initially a bit depressing, now it’s become really inspiring,” he said in an interview for Coldplay’s official website, Coldplay.com.
He added: “You think, ‘Right, if everyone’s trying to take away our best song, then we’d better write 25 better ones’. And so just at the point where I was thinking about getting fat and becoming complacent, I’ve been finding more inspiration. Now we’ve got more to prove than ever before.” I smell more lawsuits on the way.
