I was high on vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio
‘Confessions’ may be the name of Usher‘s biggest album to date, but they’re also what fellow R&B crooner Robin Thicke is embracing today, spilling a number of stories on himself that will no doubt shock his supporters.
Why the performer is admitting that he had very little to do with his #1 single ‘Blurred Lines.’
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After ‘Blurred‘s release, the children of the late Marvin Gaye hit Thicke with claims that the cut was nothing more than imitation of the singer’s 1977 classic ‘Got to Give It Up.’
Thicke‘s response? File a lawsuit seeking to protect his ‘Lines’ from being called a rip-off by Gaye’s family, prompting them to put together an audio mashup of the two songs to show just how similar they sound in an attempt to win the case.
What happened next?
‘The Hollywood Reporter’ spills…
Thicke and Williams gave their depositions this past April, and they were both incredibly hostile.
For example, when Richard Busch, attorney for the Gayes, attempted to play the mash-up for Thicke’s ears, the singer begged him to stop. “It’s so hard to listen to it,” said Thicke, referencing a clash between major and minor chords. “It’s like nails on a f—ing chalkboard… This is [like] Stanley Kubrick‘s movie Clockwork Orange. Where he has to sit there and watch… Mozart would be rolling in his grave right now.”
The deposition turns even more strange once Thicke is forced to explain his many statements to the media about how Gaye has inspired him. For example, he once told GQ Magazine, “Pharrell and I were in the studio and I told him that one of my favorite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye’s ‘Got to Give It Up.’ I was like, ‘Damn, we should make something like that, something with that groove.’ Then he started playing a little something and we literally wrote the song in about a half hour and recorded it.”
Problem is, that isn’t what happened. Well, at least not according to Thicke. For, under oath, the entertainer confessed:
I was high on vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio. So my recollection is when we made the song, I thought I wanted — I — I wanted to be more involved than I actually was by the time, nine months later, it became a huge hit and I wanted credit. So I started kind of convincing myself that I was a little more part of it than I was and I — because I didn’t want him — I wanted some credit for this big hit. But the reality is, is that Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song.
Used to relieve moderate to severe pain, Vicodin is a paracetamol which includes the narcotic Hydrocodone, whose side effects include lightheadedness, anxiety, nausea and,according to Thicke, amnesia.
For despite claiming to have co-written the cut, he now claims his use of the drug has seen him forget just how much of the number he actually penned. Problematic, as Thicke has been collecting 18-22% of the publishing royalties earned by the song.
In his deposition, Pharrell reveals:
This is what happens every day in our industry. You know, people are made to look like they have much more authorship in the situation than they actually do. So that’s where the embellishment comes in.
Upon learning of Thicke’s shocking confession, the Gayes have hit back with the statement below…
Thicke, for his part, now claims he made all of his statements while drunk or on drugs, none of them true, and he mentioned Marvin Gaye only to sell records. He also actually testified that he is not an honest person. This complete contempt for the judicial system, and their obligations to tell the truth, can best be summed up by Thicke’s ultimate admission, while under oath, that he ‘[does not] give a f–k’ about this litigation.
Blurred lines indeed.
Read Robin’s deposition,in full, here.
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All this over a sing. The Gayes need lives. Jealousy ain’t a good look b******!!!!!!!
What an ignorant b**** you are. First of all, even Robin admitted he was inspired by the song and secondly why would Marvin Gayes family envy this dope fiend manipulitah!
I’m a song writer… I draw inspiration from songs my mother played, songs I hear… EVERYONE does it. How many songs sound like each other in the charts alone. Greedy b****** like the Gayes can’t just be flattered a new hit spawned from the influence Marvin left behind, they want a cheque! So no, I’m not an ignorant b**** you gully trash! I’m just humble
You’re a song writer? I dread to hear your songs b****! I really do.
Well what a malnourished comment! You know NOTHING about me.. For all you know we could have so much in common. Stories, experiences, attitudes, fantasies are things I write about and you’ve literally denied all of them before you’ve even heard it… You are so dumb, like really dumb! Does your mother know you’re this stupid?
Does your mother know that your p**** lips filed for divorce?
That’s what’s wrong with this generation a bunch of unoriginal bltches that ya’ll are.
My generation and robins are FAR apart b****! I’m not even 20, robins probably old enough to be my dad! There’s only so many times something can be original. Thousands of songs are produced yearly… There’s bound to be more similar songs than highly authentic, original ones. Learn from what I just said and get educated
I’m just making a very general INDIRECT statement here.. I do not respond to things that don’t make sense… That’s not how communication works. Come correct if you’re talking to the critic.. I HAVE SPOKEN
That’s too late for that you already responded basic ho……now run along now thanks.
You’re so vain, my previous comment wasn’t even directed to you!!! But you clearly want a dragging, but i won’t give you the satisfaction.. So I’ll run along and hopefully won’t run into you again on here!
You finna let her talk to you like that @GoodSis
I ain’t a “her”. I am a boy and I will be addressed as a boy! Have some manners
Yes, all of this over a song. There’s a fine line between inspiration and outright stealing, and they shmoney danced all over that line. I don’t know if you are familiar with Marvin Gaye’s music, particularly Got to Give It Up, but Blurred Lines is essentially a remake of Got to Give It Up. They don’t sound similar they sound identical. If the Gaye estate had been properly credited this situation would not have happened.
This is a classic example of a honkee using Black culture for fame and then throws his nigggers under the bus when the kitchen is hot…just like his sister Justina Timberfake.
Some people will say anything to remain relevant 🙄
But I love the blurred lines album remains one of my favs
He was higher than Ariana’s ponytail sis.
MIAMTEC gone s*** stain yet?
@VisionofMimi you better drag the bltch lol
Has Grande latte’s debut even gone gold yet?
Beyoncé would pull some similar ish.
Ofcourse he was! And ofcourse they were also Drunk, High and deep in sexual lust during the filming of the video, Does he think we are idiots!
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Seems like he is playing along with the agenda by being so open about it now, and in turn, promoting drug & alcohol use.
where ya sucker Molly
Watch your whoore mouth and step out my reply section!
What artists isn’t high while making music? Except Queen C, of course.
robin is cute
Everyone is way cuter than Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus, Lady Gaga and One Direction, sis.
I can’t believe what I’m reading. Just goes to show how little we know about this industry 2bh. I wonder if Beyonce was on the same drug when she wrote of all her songs too?
no if she did her hairline would look like your faves
What is this and why is it speaking to me.
GURL BEYONCE CAN BEARLY READ A CHAPTER FROM THE HUNGER GAMES WITHOUT ANY HASSLES SO WHAT ON EARTH WOULD MAKE TOU THINK THAT SHE HAS THE ABILITY TO WRITE ALL HER SONGS
lmaooooooo!!!
Gal the amount of words bey can construct shouldn’t be ur worry,ur worry should be the vocals ur fave fails to construct.
LMAO….SCREAMING!!!!!!
I wonder if Beyonce was on the same drug when she wrote of all her songs too?
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LMAO WROTE WHAT SONG????
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I know a Rihanna fan isn’t talking about song writing.
I know a Beyonce fan isn’t questioning a Rihanna fan on song writing.
I know a Rihanna fan is mad she’s not putting that album out this year. Scared she won’t get a second number one? #HaHa
I know a Beyonce fan isn’t talking about #1s when Beyonce hasn’t had a single one from all those FLOP singles she released this and last year. When was her last #1, six years ago?
Don’t you mean when Beyoncé ALLEGEDLY wrote her ratchet songs???
I’m glad Usher doesn’t mess with drugs.
so u are saying he was not high when he married tameka or whatever her names is,wow
Sorry to burst your bubble sis, but he does coke. That tea has been spilled since 2008.
“So I started kind of convincing myself that I was a little more part of it than I was” He better #Beyinspired 🙂
I must say.. Being high and anything creative go well together..
How often do you get high?
judging from it’s comments plenty
My comments always bring a little insight or engage debate. I’m not a druggy or a habitual user. I smoke when I want to feel a high which is not often. I don’t need to justify myself nah further to scum like you Good Sis… I’m just saying, the good Kush makes you creative. I’m sure Bob Marley would agree as he bieved it brought you to a spiritual state
Don’t try to liken your experimentation with weed to Bob Marley’s use of it. Ganja is intrinsic to the Rastafarian religion and is more encompassing than your passing interest in weed as a way to get simply get high. If you’re not naturally creative then it’s just not there and no amount of weed can change that.
If this is true drug and alcohol abuse is true, it
would further explain, Paula’s exit from the
marriage.
No matter who really wrote the song, it borrows
heavily from the Marvin hit. No amount of
backpedaling, changes that…
Drugs and alcohol ain’t be the life,i battle with mental illness & i relied on drugs to help me stay normal.i remember a lot of underage drinking in my childhood but i advise against it.. they make u do wrong things,i’ve been clean and spent my 18th bday clean.with God all is possible
That’s amazing to hear. God bless you sis.
Thank u,even though everyday is still a battle im never going back to that life.
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Experimentation with drugs is not bad, become an addict is, i will never understand how people get there.
Spoken like a true fool. Why put anything that isn’t good for you inside your body? You must have done a lot of cocaine because your brain is well and truly fried.
LMAO, girl you crazy, believe or not i’m a decent guy 🙂
Experimentation is how they get you,they become ur friend and they suck u in so deep they control ur life until u loose ur soul.
Nahh, if you abuse drugs, yes, if you don’t NAHH.
Unoriginality is so hard to come by these days so this is no shock to me. Robin should be ashamed of himself for all of this and he better kiss his career goodbye because everybody is over him. He was a fool to think he could ever compete with Justin Timberlsay. A FOOL I tell you! A fool.
No male singer can compete with JT, the guy is getting older, he went await for almost 8 years and came back like nothing, America just loves him.
No male singer can compete with JT? Is this a joke?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2i0Bc3f7jk
Bruno is very talented, i like him but he won’t have the longevity that JT will/already have, mark my words.
BRUNO’S MUSIC IS BLAND AND GENERIC HE WILL NEVER REACH JT’S LEVEL IF HE CONTINUES LIKE THAT
The Beyonce fans need to sit down, Beyonce can hardly get through a page of a Beauty and the beast children’s book without stumbling on the “and” and “their” so save it with the b*******.
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Everyone knows the only thing Beyonce has ever written are the zeroes behind the 1 on the checkbook of her multiple copyright infringement lawsuits.
You know what. You right. Beyonce can’t read or write. If she did I know she would have written to the US border agency and had Rihanna’s green card revoked after she found out that s*** was working on a student visa…cos you know she came to America to LEARN from the Queen.
Drag ha!
“after she found out that s*** was working on a student visa…cos you know she came to America to LEARN from the Queen.”
Finish ha.
What kind of epic comeback.
And maybe if she knew how to read and write, she would have spelled her name correctly on Blue Ivy’s adoption papers
GURL THE CAT IN THE HAT BOOK IS BEYONCE’S WORST ENEMY
I CAN’T!!!!
SCREEEEEEEEEEAMZ
Just FYI, the ‘Clockwork Orange’ reference Robin used,
was meant to include Beethoven, not Mozart. Lol.
LOL THERE’S THIS SCENE FROM LIFE IS NOTHING BUT A DREAM WHERE BEYONCE SAYS “WHEN YOU LOOK OPEN THE INTERNET ALL THEY SEE IS PICTURES” (OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT CORRECT ME IF IM WRONG) SHE LOOKED RETARDED IN THAT SCENE WIT HER HOOKER BRAIDS
NOT HOOKER BRAIDS!!!
Bey is too busy counting her Grammys and the money Rihanna makes for her shopping trips to care about you.
And how far has she gotten counting past 10, we all know going all the way up to 7 keeps her very busy.
7? Isn’t that the number of times it took Rihanna to get a number one? I think it is.
It will soon be the number of the years that have passed since Beyonce’s last number one hit.
NAH THATS THE AMOUNT OF FLOP SINGLES SHE HAS UNDER HER BELT FROM HER CURRENT AND 4 ERA
7? Isn’t that the number of times Chris headbutted Rihanna that night he famously whooped her ass? Isn’t that also the number of engineers Rihanna has to bukkake in the studio in order to make her sound less slightly horrific than she does? 7 IS the magic number…
A Mess…
But robin is still a good looking dude,its just sad that all good things fall apart
I don’t get why Robin gets all this flack for? People act like its the first song that is defaming women.
And why is Beyonce always being brought up? This has nothing to do with her. Lol
This is off topic but Carmen slays your fave.
Lmao ok.
And you’re introducing him to me for?
Even Disney introduces all their stars to Drugs, Alcohol and s** abuse.
The industry is really sick and twisted! This is nothing new, Some of you need to open your minds and stop getting so entangled in these silly stan wars, and open your eyes to what really goes on in the world of these “Celebrities” and what they have to do to achieve a certain level of success.
WhenItComesToBey Replied:
September 15th, 2014 at 1:10 pm
“Beyonce can’t read or write. If she did I know she would have written to the US border agency and had Rihanna’s green card revoked after she found out that s*** was working on a student visa…cos you know she came to America to LEARN from the Queen.”
First: Beyoncè does not have the power to send an immigrant back to his/her country of origin just with a call, if you have a student visa, that means you have permission to stay in the country, the student is also allowed to work but not to take any type of full time employment, every American should provide evidence of their accusations towards citizens of foreign countries, don’t take for granted that Barbados is a Commonwealth realm with Queen Elizabeth II as Head of State, therefore Americans won’t treat Bajan people like Haitians.
second and last: Jay-Z would send his little wife to a mental hospital, if she do such thing, simply because, Rihanna is Queen Midas, everything she touch, becomes gold, Knowles and Carter needed Fenty way more than the Bajan beauty needed them, if Knowles was that good, Fenty wouldn’t exist but that girl changed Ms Carter plans in the blink of an eye, she had to adjust herself to the Rihanna’s era.
Lmao.
YOURE GONNA GET A*** IN YOUR REOLY SECTION FOR THAT
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There you go again posting stupid comments.
Wow, something sinister is clearly going on behind closed doors in these musicians lives because too many of them end up having foul reputations, drug abuse issues, or even worse, committing s******.
#Just sad
Wow when I read what Pharrel said about this I couldn´t get Beyonce and Rihanna out of my mind LOL The perfect examples…
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