- by Daniel Melia
- Friday, May 22, 2009
- Photo by: Carsten Windhorst
- filed in: Indie
Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has dismissed a plagiarism lawsuit the band is battling - insisting it drives him to write even better songs.
The band are being sued by guitarist Joe Satriani who claims his song If I Could Fly inspired their hit Viva La Vida, but Martin is refusing to take the attack lying down.
He wrote on the band's website, "Some people are suing us at the moment and although it was initially a bit depressing, now it's become really inspiring.
"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."
Satriani isn't the only musician claiming Viva La Vida is a rip-off - Yusuf Islam alleges the track borrows elements from his 1973 song Foreigner Suite.
Coldplay live
Massive Attack Ready New Album And World Tour... Next 
Coldplay Rock London's Wembley Stadium - PHOTOS
Coldplay and Jay-Z Triumph At Manchester LCCC - PHOTOS
Manchester United vs. Barcelona - The Battle Of Music Tastes
Coldplay, Wolfmother Play Australian Bushfires Benefit Show
BuyColdplay T Shirts now!
Muse Blitz Liverpool's Echo Arena On Bonfire Night - PHOTOS
Royksopp Wow London's Shepherds Bush Empire - PHOTOS
The MTV EMAs 2009 - The Red Carpet and Backstage In Photos
Register now and have your comments approved automatically!