AP - Singer-songwriter Yusuf enjoys the reaction he gets while driving his 1960s-vintage Volkswagen van though London — a vehicle he recently had custom-painted with artwork from his days as the artist known as Cat Stevens, including images depicting classic hits like "Peace Train" and "Moonshadow."

Coldplay drummer Will Champion has denied that the band have ripped off any other artists for their music, following Yusuf Islam's (formerly known as Cat Stevens) suggestion that they ripped off his song 'Foreigner Suite' for their own hit 'Viva La Vida'.

Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs

Reuters - Singer-songwriter Cat Stevens agreed on Monday that the Coldplay song, "Viva La Vida," sounds like one of his 1973 songs, but he stopped short of saying he would sue for plagiarism.

Remember that time Joe Satriani was like "I wrote 'Viva La Vida' first and I demand all the money?" And Coldplay was like "bugger off, little guitar man"? This one is better, partially because it involves the guy who wrote "Peace Train," and partially because he must be high. Yusuf Islam told The Sun (via NME): "There's been this argument about ...