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Im not saying here, like, that theres 22 million songs released every single year, so therefore plagiarism is fine and it should happen. like, if youve had influence from something, you credit it and if you havent, you say that you havent. and that should be it, it should just be about honesty. some of these things, though, can be characterized in a positive way, cant they? like, someone�*s open to influence or they love collaborating. and then you can characterize it in another way. for examp...

Coincidences happen. so, the more numbers we have, the more coincidences will happen. so, in that way, it is intensifying. # im in love with the shape of you # we push and pull like a magnet do...#. is this, in a sense, about the scale of what you do, the degree of success youve had? because one hears the phrase, no hit, no writ, in the record business. i mean, is it the case that people go after obscure songs? have you ever had something thats cropped up in that sort of regard? is it purely abo...

Around how creative it is, how kinetic it is, and dynamic, and it isnt that prescriptive. so when we get to show that, then people are able to have an insight into how unique creation might happen. yeah, you described it as like rocket science only more complicated. yeah, well. thats going to follow you around forever. yeah, sometimes you say something and then, you know, time machine and all. # im in love with your body...#. but the making of that song, tell me if im wrong, but it was like an h...

Of success youve had? because one hears the phrase, no hit, no writ, in the record business. i mean, is it the case that people go after obscure songs? have you ever had something thats cropped up in that sort of regard? is it purely about saying, ok, this one is a monster hit, shape of you, and therefore its much more likely to come under dispute? yeah, i would say that. and i would say that from very, very early on in my career, me and johnny had a song called photograph. # so you can keep me ...

Theres nothing there. but, johnny, where does this end? because if im bringing a case, do i like subpoena your streaming records, everything youve listened to for the last five years. i mean, how does that work? that would be, i would imagine, impossible, you know, because whatever limitation you have, if somebody wants to get at you, then theyll say the gap in that limitation is the problem. so, if you dont get up in the morning and live like youre on the truman show, then there are going to be...

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It was a four—year process that kind of compressed towards the end. so in the last year, it got really heavy and it was consuming and the cost to our mental health and creativity now, this thing, in a sense, came on in stages. there was an initial challenge, your royalties got frozen, and then you chose to go to court. why did you do that? why did you choose to to step forward with this? well, its kind of not really given much option to. if someone freezes your royalty says either, like, well ...

All of it makes me sad, all of it. johnny, personal strain the last few years, fighting this through? yeah, an extraordinary strain. and i think it seems to be the case across the board and on all sides. this is really not a fun process and its not why we got into this. its not why we got into making music. so while theres relief, theres also going to need time to integrate what went on. youve got some sympathy for sami chokri in this too, that youve all been through this together. is that right...

We could get and it was new. wed never been in that situation before and we were kind of bamboozled by the culture and what was going on. so we had to make a decision on it and we made a choice at the time that we cant change. but yes, i certainly feel some regret around it. and also, if you read thejudgment, he sort of agreed with our point... anyway, read it. lets go on now to how you make music and the creative process and the degree to which this does or doesnt influence it, because youre ve...

And then you can characterize it in another way. for example, youre a magpie, that that was a line that was used in court by the other side, that that you pick things out of other peoples music. well, i mean, in a sense, you could be describing the same thing, couldnt you ? its a positive or a negative construction on the fact that youre very open to collaboration with other artists and acknowledging it. but being open to collaboration with other artists and sampling and taking influence and cre...