Coldplay officially responded to Joe Satriani's allegations. The following was posted to their website today:
"With the greatest possible respect to Joe Satriani, we have now unfortunately found it necessary to respond publicly to his allegations. If there are any similarities between our two pieces of music, they are entirely coincidental, and just as surprising to us as to him. Joe Satriani is a great musician, but he did not write or have any influence on the song Viva La Vida. We respectfully ask him to accept our assurances of this and wish him well with all future endeavours."
Rage fans, don't hold your breath for a new studio album anytime soon. According to Tom Morello, Rage Against the Machine guitarist, there is nothing in the works when it comes to recording. However, he sees no reason to put a stop to touring across the globe, which seems to be working well for the band. After a seven-year hiatus, Rage started throwing down on stages a year-and-a-half ago and was among the headliners at Lollapalooza 2008.
In the studio, Morello is focused on his alter-ego and solo act, The Nightwatchman, which is folk-based and politically inspired.
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