Robin Thicke has finally broken his silence on the lawsuit he lost back in March over the issue of his Pharrell Williams-assisted hit “Blurred Lines” in a new interview with the New York Times. The lawsuit alleged that “Blurred Lines” illegally lifted the groove from Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give it Up” and resulted in a court-mandated payout of $7.4 million to the family of the late singer. According to Thicke, the decision came as a surprise and he explained his motivation to appeal on those terms. Thicke told the Times, “Obviously, that’s why we’re appealing. It comes right down to knowing the difference between being inspired and stealing. Why would I want to, or have to, steal from anybody to make my music? Inspiration can be subliminal…I know the difference between inspiration and theft. I’m constantly inspired, but I would never steal. And neither would Pharrell.”
