Coldplay is firing back against accusations they copied another artist's work for their hit "Viva La Vida."
In a statement released today, the British band responded to a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by guitarist Joe Satriani last week.
That lawsuit says the Grammy-nominated song contains "substantial, original portions" of his 2004 song, "If I Could Fly."
Says Coldplay: "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 statement goes on to say: "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 endeavours."
