In a reaction to Joe Satriani’s copyright infringement lawsuit, Coldplay drummer Will Champion recently pointed out that only “the successful songs seem to be the ones that are accused of being stolen.” Frontman Chris Martin has now spoken out with a similar opinion as Champion, adding that the plagiarism claims have only inspired him to write bigger hits.

“Yeah, some people are suing us at the moment and although it was initially a bit depressing, now it’s become really inspiring,” Martin said in an interview on Coldplay’s official site. “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.”

Say what you will about Coldplay, but this is some really smart damage control and marketing. Now they’ve not only used the lawsuits to praise the song in question, but Martin’s response turns the debacle into a teaser for their next record.

Have you heard the new music from Chickenfoot, a new band made up of Sammy Hagar, Mike Anthony, Joe Satriani, and Chad Smith? No, you haven’t heard it because it doesn’t publically exist yet, but the strange supergroup’s tour has already sold out.

In a post on their site, the band said: “Beyond our expectations, the public onsales for the 9 Road Test shows sold out all tickets in record time. The band was blown away by your response and can’t wait to take the show on the road!” We have no idea what “the show” even is, but based on some videos they’ve posted, there’s some thrashing guitars (The Satch), screaming vocals (Hagar), and a dude that looks like Will Ferrell (the drummer from Red Hot Chili Peppers).

What’s more, the shows sold out so quickly, even some fan club members couldn’t get tickets. There’s no music, but they’ve got a fan club? This is what’s become of mainstream music, folks.

Now when can I order the box set!?!1