Robin Thicke Didn't Write 'Blurred Lines'; Was too 'High on Vicodin and Alcohol'

By Sarah Price - 16 Sep '14 12:40PM
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Robin Thicke might have soared to fame with his controversial "Blurred Lines" song but a recently revealed court confession by the hitmaker revealed that he didn't really write the song as he was too high on Vicodin and alcohol.

Thicke confessed to the drug abuse and alcoholism at a deposition in April. Thicke, Pharell Williams and Clifford "T.I." Harris Jr. are currently embroiled in a legal battle with the children of Marvin Gaye, who have filed a lawsuit against the trio for copying their father's song "Gotta Give it Up."

The deposition in relation to the lawsuit was previously being held privately but was revealed Monday for the first time in a Los Angeles Court, according to Fox News.

"After making six albums that I wrote and produced myself, the biggest hit of my career was written and produced by somebody else and I was jealous and I wanted some of the credit. The reality is, is that Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song," Thicke said.

Pharell's deposition was also released where he did admit that the song was written by him but the "Happy" hitmaker said it wouldn't be what it was without Thicke's vocals.

In previous interviews, Thicke said that he drew inspiration from Marvin Gaye's song for "Blurred Lines" but in the deposition he admitted that most of the interviews he gave last year were under influence of alcohol or the Vicodin.

"Every day I woke up, I would take a Vicodin to start the day and then I would fill up a water bottle with vodka and drink it before and during my interviews. I don't recall many things that I said. In fact, I was quite surprised when I read them back sometimes," Thicke said.

Thicke admitted that he was not an honest person and also that was why he was separated. He also said that he is sober now.

"When your wife [Paula Patton] leaves you, it gives you a good reason to be sober," he said. "I've actually only been sober off the pills, off of Vicodin. I still drink."

"Blurred Lines" has been a controversy for a long time now. Many colleges and feminists have slammed the song for promoting rape culture.

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