Robin Thicke maintained that he did not plagiarize Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” when he co-wrote “Blurred Lines” in his first interview since a jury decided otherwise. He recently told The New York Times, “I know the difference between inspiration and theft. I’m constantly inspired, but I would never steal. And neither would Pharrell.”
The singer went on to elaborate on the differences between stealing and inspiration, saying that the former could happen subliminally. “Why would I want to, or have to, steal from anybody to make my music?”
