Ed Sheeran reveals what helped win jury over in 'Thinking Out Loud' trial
foxnews.comEd Sheeran is speaking out in his first interview since his copyright infringement victory. The English singer-songwriter was accused of copying music chords from Marvin Gaye's classic "Let's Get It On" in his 2014 hit song "Thinking Out Loud." Sheeran revealed what helped him win the jury over. "101 songs with the same chord sequence," he said during an appearance on "Good Morning America." "And that was just… scratching the surface," he pointed out. "It was very quick to see that and be like, 'Oh, yeah, it’s not original.'" During Sheeran’s trial, he broke out his guitar while on the stand and explained why he decided to share his talents during his testimony. "I’ve been wanting to do it for ages… you have to… do your due diligence in court, so I just waited, and I knew I would have my day to explain it… I didn’t rush anything," he said.
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