Even though “Blurred Lines” was 2013’s undisputed “song of the summer” the catchy smash hit has since become a source of never-ending headaches for its singer, Robin Thicke.
Thicke is being sued over “Blurred Lines” by the family of legendary soul singer Marvin Gaye. They claim that Thicke stole the rhythm and basic melody of the song from Gaye’s 1977 classic “Got to Give It Up.”
Thicke basically admits that “Lines” is plagiarized in a bizarre, rambling deposition that just went public today. However, he says he’s not responsible, as his collaborator Pharrell “wrote the whole thing pretty much by himself.”

“I was high on Vicodin and alcohol when I showed up to the studio,” Thicke tells lawyers when asked about the song. “I thought I wanted…I wanted to be more involved than I was by the time nine months later when the song became a huge hit…I was jealous and wanted some of the credit.”
Thicke goes on to admit that he and Pharrell were discussing their fondness for the Gaye song in question just moments before they started writing “Blurred Lines.”
He proceeds to basically throw Pharrell under the bus when he says, “I was just lucky to be in the room when the song was written.”
Thicke also says he “didn’t do a sober interview” while promoting the song, and specifically cites the time that he and his 4-year-old son appeared on Oprah Winfrey’s show as an occasion which he has blacked out entirely.
Thicke’s breakup with Paula Patton is also addressed in the deposition, with the singer saying that their marriage fell apart shortly after he came clean about his drug problem. He concludes his testimony by saying that he know longer takes Vicodin, but still drinks.