Coldplay has responded to Joe Satriani's copyright infringement
lawsuit over its song "Viva La Vida," which he claims contains"
substantial, original portions" of his 2004 track "If I Could
Fly."
"If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music,
they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to
him," the band says in a statement.
"Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song
'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of
this and wish him well with all future endeavors."
"I did everything I could to avoid a court case with this
situation," Satriani told Music Radar. "But Coldplay didn't want to
talk about it. They just wanted this whole thing to go away. Maybe
they figured this little guitar player guy will leave them alone
after a while, I don't know."
Coldplay Responds To Satriani Lawsuit
Coldplay
December 09, 2008 03:17 PM ET
Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.
Coldplay has responded to Joe Satriani's copyright infringement lawsuit over its song "Viva La Vida," which he claims contains" substantial, original portions" of his 2004 track "If I Could Fly."
"If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him," the band says in a statement.
"Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write the song 'Viva La Vida.' We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavors."
"I did everything I could to avoid a court case with this situation," Satriani told Music Radar. "But Coldplay didn't want to talk about it. They just wanted this whole thing to go away. Maybe they figured this little guitar player guy will leave them alone after a while, I don't know."
