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Right now Ed Sheeran is in the middle of a copyright lawsuit that claims that Sheeran's 2014 hit song - "Thinking Out Loud" - "took elements directly from" Marvin Gaye and Ed Townsend 1973 hit "Let's Get It On."
During the trial, Sheeran was asked by his lawyer Ilene Farkas of "what he would do if the court finds 'Thinking Out Loud' to be too similar to 'Let's Get It On,' in which he responded:
"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."
Amy Wage, who is the co-writer for "Thinking Out Loud," also took the stand and said 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 Wage.
According to People, Sheeran also explained to the court about the process of how the song came about saying, "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." Sheeran continued saying that the lyrics were inspired by personal struggles him and Wedge were going through - Sheeran's grandmother was diagnosed with cancer, his "grandad" died, and Wedge was going through a family illness.
Take a listen here to see the difference or similarities between "Thinking Out Loud" and "Let's Get It On." What do you think? Click here for more.