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That wasn't my main motive for the idea but it'd be a nice by-product! ;)

We've noticed! :)

LOL, of course, no I meant how he did on his lap!!? (obviously badly!)

Boris Johnson is on tomorrow which should be entertaining! (he's vowed never to go on it again, so I wonder what happened!) To the best of my knowledge, only Guy's into cars...

OK, please change the title of the thread then: "Campaign to get Guy Berryman on Top Gear"

Bah, you'll all be thanking me when someone thinks it's a good idea and he is! ;)

WILL: Ladies, please .. you two are such girls, listen at you... the most pretty entry vs. the most sensitive. I like the mafia/ fight one... it's very cool! CHRIS: Completely disagree, it's against our image and everything we stand for. WILL: Chris mate, we're a serious rock band now, it's no longer the early days when someone can plonk a camcorder on a beach and shoot a sensitive student strolling down it! CHRIS: Are you having a go at me, you f**ker? WILL: No, of course not mate, just think about it CHRIS: And what's wrong with sensitive? All our music's based on that premise, are you saying violence is appopriate for such a sensitive song? WILL: Yeah, but if we do this sensitive stuff all the time, I'm not going to be able to face my 5-a side footie mates any more. They shout all sorts of obscenties at me every time I get the ball, it's becoming embarassing! I need some street cred with my footie mates. GUY: Here we go again: it's all about bloody footie! WILL: Just because you're no good at it, pretty boy! JONNY: I've a better suggestion, let's have a penalty shoot out for our favourite! CHRIS: Over my dead body we will JONNY: Given how long we spent watching Lost? these last few days, I think we should. If I hear Lost? once more I'll bloody scream CHRIS: (paranoid by this point) You don't like Lost? now as well. First I get criticised for the Yellow video, now for writing Lost? JONNY: No, it's not that, I;ve just heard it too many times GUY: Well I'm not playing bloody footie to decide the winner WILL: Afraid you'll spoil your hairdo, pretty boy? GUY: Well, at least I have hair left to spoil, grandad! WILL: (camply) Ooh, get her! JONNY: Come on Will, (taking a football outside) .. we'll decide based on penalty shoot outs, and leave these two fairies to it!

I know they already have Jay-Z booked for the Wembley gig, but is too late to ask also Richard Aschroft to join them...? Two reasons: - Chris Martin/ Richard Ashcroft performing together at Live 8 one of my all-time favourite songs (Bittersweet Symphony) was its highlight for me. - Chris Martin could introduce Richard as his litigation advice specialist..:)

Given Guy's love of 4 wheels, can we have him on Top Gear please? I'd love to hear Clarkeson ask him about his car history...his current car is a favourite of mine (an Aston Martin) I suspect also Guy would be very good at the timed lap....

I can just see it now... Guy and Chris locked in an arm-wrestle for the winner, (most cinematographic entry vs. most sensitive entry) ;whilst Will and Jonny take a penalty shoot out against each other for their favourites! :)

There is, but it also looks like it's been made by a professional production company, given the resources at their disposal (club, school hall with cast, , hospital,ambulance LOL).

Monday is now D-Day!

Chris comes across as a self-doubting Thomas if ever there was one, and I hope for his sake and ours, as fans of their music, he isn't put through the millstone of a court case.

Well said! I am amused by the Satriani fans who say "Joe's a nice guy"... yeah, so nice he sues someone for three notes in a different key.. and times it just after the Grammy nominations! There's too much litigation in the world, and the motivating factor for it is greed. What is Joe raising the lawsuit for, if not for money, or perhaps for attention? Why did he wait for over 6 months before noticing? Did he never hear Viva La Vida on the TV or radio in the US for over 6 months... it's been played to death in the US! I honestly don't think Chris would have "stolen music" without seeking permission first, as Richard Ashcroft did with the Rolling Stones, with Bitter Sweet Symphony. Here it's coincidence though, as the key isn't even the same. Just as with that case though, once the song became phenomally popular, the vultures descended.

I think your statement applies to the US more than the rest of the world. He isn't that well known in the UK... until now!

In times of crisis such as these, I think it;s important to get a sense of perspective of the priorities on the matter: I love this quote on that board:

Coinicdence.. but remember Jagger vs. Ashcroft? I concurr with what everyone else had said: it's a coincidence, and you're really clutching at straws if you have to speed up a song to change its pitch and then say they sound the same. However, does anyone remember the Jagger vs. Ashcroft case when the Rolling Stones sued (and won) Richard Ashcroft of the Verve for their string melody in Bitter Sweet Symphony? Originally, The Verve had negotiated a license to use a sample from the Oldham recording, but it was successfully argued that the Verve had used 'too much' of the sample. Despite having original lyrics, the music of "Bitter Sweet Symphony" is largely based on the Oldham track (the song uses the sample as its foundation and then builds upon, though the continuous riff is Ashcroft's creation), which led to a lawsuit with ABKCO Records, Allen Klein's company that owns the rights to the Rolling Stones material of the 1960s. The matter was eventually settled, with copyright of the song reverting to ABKCO and songwriting credits to Jagger and Richards. “ "We were told it was going to be a 50/50 split, and then they saw how well the record was doing," says band member Simon Jones. "They rung up and said 'we want 100 per cent or take it out of the shops', you don't have much choice." I listened to the original recording (an obscure album, no longer available) and whilst there were similarities, to suggest the entire song was written by Jagger was ludicrous... and yet they won. Granted, this happened in the UK and not the US, but I would be calling Richard Ashcroft if I were Chris to find out why they failed to persuade the jury otherwise.

Sadly, I fear you're right. I have a lot of family in California, but sadly not in LA. If there's anything I could do to help the band out I would.

Thanks, you're a star, I'll be sure to watch it soon

Then I missed it twice then! :)

I only caught the last 15 minutes or so of the Coldplay interview and performance on T4 Presents: Coldplay on Sunday. Does anyone know if it's repeated at all? Thanks

Pot calling the kettle black springs to mind! If you want to appreciate the wit and beauty of Liam I suggest you watch this: [ame=http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=129986]MySpaceTV Videos: LIam Gallagher interview by The Last Shadow Puppet[/ame]

LOL, I wonder how many gay Coldplay fans are honest! ;) Purely as eye candy, Guy is king. Experience tells me though that eye candy doesn't always translate to greatness in other areas though. Chris strikes me as being the kindest and most thoughtful of the band. No disrepect meant to Chris . but also the most likely to turn to the "other side". To answer the original question though: none. Coldplay are my role models and heros and to even think of it wrong (for me). Assuming the implausible, and suddenly one of the band had a change of heart or discovery, I'd be happier to learn that such a successful band had a gay member than it would mean anything from a fanciable perspective (think of how happy African Americans were at the election of the first black President as a parallel for comparison).

It's utterly insane for anyone to publish the address like that. It's a lack of respect of his privacy, and in America the combination of stalkers and guns has been a deadly cocktail in the past. I'm against the litigious nature of society in general, but I think Johnny has a good case to sue here for lack of privacy (assuming such laws exist in the US of course - anyone from the US know?) He should claim the cost of moving or the extra cost of security he will need as a result of this stupidity as damages Why can't they be left alone in peace? :angry:

Josh, all I can say is WOW! The production values on this are phenomally high, I'd say you stand a good chance of winning it. Out of interest, what did you use to do the underwater shoot?