Ed Sheeran has said he’ll leave the music industry if he loses his copyright infringement trial, which involves his track Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye’s hit, Let’s Get It On.
The 32-year-old Grammy winner is currently embroiled in a legal battle which centres on his 2015 track Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye’s hit, Let’s Get It On.Speaking in a Manhattan court on Monday, the dad-of-two – who denies claims he copied Gaye’s song – reportedly took to the stand and vowed he’d be ‘done’ with music altogether if he’s found guilty., the British singer-songwriter said: ‘If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping.
The 32-year-old Grammy winner is currently embroiled in a legal battle which centres on his 2015 track Thinking Out Loud and Marvin Gaye’s hit, Let’s Get It On R&B and soul singer Gaye, who died in 1984, collaborated with songwriter Ed Townsend, who also died in 2003, to write his number one song, released in 1973.
Sheeran argues that any similarities heard in the songs are likely basic music ‘building blocks’ that are ineligible for copyright protection.Sheeran’s song Thinking Out Loud dominated charts when it was released in 2015 after being asked to explain how he came up with the chart-topper.
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