According to the Daily Express, Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has decided that he won’t sue Coldplay for possible plagiarism:

“I stand by what I said. They did copy my song but I don’t think they did it on purpose. I have even copied myself without even knowing I have done it. I’ll write down what I think is a good melody and realise it’s the same as something I have already done.

“I don’t want them to think I am angry with them. I’d love to sit down and have a cup of tea with them and let them know it’s okay.”

Something that always strikes me as strange about the whole Coldplay-Satriani kerfuffle is this: why isn’t Yusuf talking about suing Joe Satriani? What if both Coldplay and Joe Satriani plagiarised Yusuf?