May 02, (THEWILL) – Singer and songwriter, Ed Sheeran, has promised to quit music if found guilty of copyright infringement lawsuit against him.
He was accused of lifting a four-chord progression from Marvin Gaye’s soul classic, ‘Let’s Get It On’ in his song ‘Thinking Out Loud’, by Townsend’s heirs, who claimed there are striking similarities between the tracks and seeking $100million in restitution.
During the hearing in Manhattan Federal Court on Monday, the singer denied the claim of infringing upon Gaye and his co-writer, Ed Townsend’s 1973 hit when he wrote and composed ‘Thinking Out Loud’.
The claim is “insulting”, he had stated.
Ed Sheeran said, “I find it really insulting to devote my whole life to being a performer and a songwriter and have someone diminish it.”
When asked by his attorney, Ilene Farkas, about the toll the trial is taking on him, he replied, “If that happens, I’m done. I’m stopping.”
