14 DAY TRIAL // A post on behalf of one of Coldplay's roadies reveals that Steve Jobs attended the band's concert at Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, California on Monday night. In what is the first-reported public appearance of Apple's CEO since his return from a six-month-long medical leave, Jobs allegedly went backstage to have talks with some of the band's members and other VIPs. If Steve Jobs is healthy enough to go to concerts, he is more than fit to continue carrying out his CEO duties.
The report, available here, is well worth the entire read, but we'll just post the part that interests Apple fans.
“I'll be honest with you folks, the only thing that mattered to me tonight was the presence of one Steve Jobs. I'm a confirmed Apple devotee and I really cannot imagine doing the job I do now (or even having got into this line of work) without my Macbook Pro (and all the Powerbooks that went before it). Creating these tools and putting them into the hands of folks like me was the vision of this man.
“I spot Steve chatting with Dave Holmes outside the dressing room and suddenly feel like a star-struck teenager. In order to get the gall up to speak to the guy, I down a double espresso. The mixture of caffeine buzz and feeling like a cheesy little fanboy means that all I can manage to say to him is 'Thank you so much.' I realise that I'm quite simply making a tit of myself and so excuse myself as fast as I appeared.
“With that, I suddenly have sympathy for every nervous and excitable kid that shakes hands with the band at a meet and greet.”
Apple is known to have been featuring Coldplay music at its keynote presentation several times. With the company's CEO attending the band's most recent concert, we can all agree Apple (Jobs) has a thing for them.