Trial reconvened Monday asEd Sheeranspent his fifth day in court, where he is beingsued for alleged copyright infringementover his 2014 single “Thinking Out Loud” and expressed his frustrations.
“If that happens, I’m done, I’m stopping,” Sheeran said.
“I find it to be really insulting,” he added. “I work really hard to be where I’m at.”
A rep for Sheeran did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for clarification.
Ed Sheeran.Fatih Aktas/Anadolu Agency via Getty
“You’re trying to diminish my success,” he said. “‘Thinking Out Loud’ was my first Grammy.”
Amy Wadge, Sheeran’s co-writer for “Thinking Out Loud” also took the stand and explained to jurors that the song’s tune sounded more like Van Morrison’s “Have I Told You Lately,” as it has the same chords in a different key. She also reflected on how she felt about being accused of copying “Let’s Get It On.”
“It was pretty devastating and pretty frightening because it’s something we did not do,” said Wadge.
Ed Sheeran and Marvin Gaye.Jamie McCarthy/Getty, Eugene Adebari/Shutterstock
Sheeran also grew frustrated with the plaintiffs' musicologist Alexander Stewart, who previously argued that the songs were similar.
“I think what he’s doing is criminal here,” he said. “I don’t know why he’s allowed to be an expert.”
Before the trial began, Sheeran hugged and exchanged a few words with Kathryn Griffin Townsend, whocollapsed outside the courtroom last Wednesday.
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“If a song takes longer than a day, it’s not worth pursuing,” Sheeran said.
The “Shape of You” singer said the creation of “Thinking Out Loud,” was a “very collaborative” process between him and co-writer Wedge. Sheeran recalled being inspired to create the song after hearing Wedge “mumbling” the chords as he got ready to go to dinner and said he knew they needed to write a song to them.
source: people.com
