Interesting. I've always liked Cold Play and have always found the lyrics to Viva La Vida rather haunting, like this excerpt:
It was the wicked and wild wind
Blew down the doors to let me in
Shattered windows and the sound of drums
People couldn't believe what I'd become
Revolutionaries wait
For my head on a silver plate
Just a puppet on a lonely string
Oh who would ever want to be king?
He mentioned that his hits came to him quickly, not unlike how Michael described how he would simply receive the inspiration. AND I didn't even know he was married to Gwyneth Paltrow until this interview!
No surprise someone like Howard Stern doesn't 'GET' Michael. Bullies never do.