Musician MATT BELLAMY was interrogated by airport security staff after joking about making bombs ahead of a flight to the US.

The Muse frontman made light of security measures and was privately interviewed before he was allowed to fly from London's Heathrow airport to San Francisco, California in April (07).

Bellamy admits he joked, "Don't worry mate. I'm not going to be working illegally or making bombs."

He says, "(Two security guards) asked me all these silly questions like, 'Do you like American people?'

"I said they're quite nice. They mean well."