Trae Patton/NBCThe lawsuit against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams claiming that their “Blurred Lines” song stole part of Marvin Gaye’s “Got to Give It Up” is due to go to court in February, and Pharrell sees the song’s notoriety as having a benefit for Thicke.
He tell the U.K. newspaper The Independent, “The beautiful part about this is that I feel like Robin learned so much about himself in this scenario — and not many people see the kind of fame that he’s seen, and could continue to see if he wants it.” He adds, “His voice is that good. His piano playing is that good. His writing is that good. What he’s realized out of all this is, he has the ability to do and be whatever it is he wants to be. And we’ll see what he decides.”
Williams is not allowing the legal challenges to slow down his career. He wrapped a successful European tour on October 16 in Paris, and in addition to his musical success, he’s involved in multiple fashion projects, including clothes and jewelry. Plus, this is his first season serving as a coach on The Voice.
However he does have one regret, not being able to aid seven Iranian youths who were sentenced to six months in jail for posting a video of them dancing to “Happy.”
Williams says, “There’s so much that I would love to do. But how do you do that, in country like that? I tweeted back at the Iranian prime minister — I just asked them why were these kids were being detained. And I don’t know if he responded.” He adds, “But I definitely tweeted to him. ’Cause he [had] said, ‘We shouldn’t frown upon people being happy, or people dancing, or expressing themselves.’ Or something to the effect that we can’t be too stringent. And I just responded, ‘well, let the kids go.’”
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