Robin Thicke Blurred Lines

Robin Thicke – The Lines Were More Blurred Than We Thought

Reminiscent Of Marvin Gaye’s “Got To Give It Up”The song of the summer for 2013 was Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines.” It’s naughty lyrics and video, combined with its cool groove, reminiscent of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” and hot performer made it the must-listen track of the season. Now in court with Marvin Gaye’s children over just how reminiscent it is of their father’s song, Thicke has been forced to reveal more about himself than he intended.

Thicke and the producer of the song, Pharrell Williams, gave depositions in Los Angeles federal court regarding the authorship of the song, its influences, and its similarities to “Got to Give It Up.” The similarities were so pronounced and commented upon that Thicke & Co. filed a preemptive lawsuit against Gaye’s children to prevent legal accusations of plagiarism. Thicke’s deposition was revealed to the public in September, and that’s when things started getting weird.

Upon being questioned about his part in the creation of the song, Thicke admitted that previous versions he’d told in public were false, and that he had little to no part in the writing of the song. In fact, he was high during the recording session when he was there. From the official transcript:

Question:

Were you present during the creation of ‘Blurred Lines’?

Thicke: I was present. Obviously, I sang it. I had to be there.

Question:

When the rhythm track was being created, were you there with Pharrell?

Thicke: “To be honest, that’s the only part where — 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.”

Thicke also admitted in subsequent interviews that he hardly remembers previous comments he made to the media because he “had a drug and alcohol problem for the year” and “didn’t do a sober interview.” The performer admitted that when he had an interview with Oprah Winfrey he was drunk and taking Norco, “which is like taking two Vicodin in one pill.”

Thicke Claimed That He Had Been SoberIn his deposition Thicke, claimed that he had been sober for many months… which he later clarified by saying that he was off of Vicodin but still drank alcohol.

It’s pretty clear that Robin Thicke exhibits traits that many drug users can identify with, denial and deception about their addictions. Our greatest hope is that he gets the help he needs before he does more harm to his reputation, his career, his family, and especially to himself.