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I just said, don't worry about coming in today, i'm going to go and write for little mix or whoever, so don't worry about bringing the camera in. so now ijust film everything. everything's on film and we've had sort of claims come through on songs and we go, "well, here's the footage and you watch and you'll see that there's nothing there." but, johnny, where does this end? because if i'm bringing a case, do i subpoena your streaming records, everything you've listened to for the last five years. i mean, how does that work? that would be, i would imagine, impossible, you know, because whatever...

# inside the pocket of your ripped jeans # holding me closer...#. and there was a claim made on that. and we were basically advised to settle that because i was on tour, lots of other things going on and it was basically, you haven't got time to do this and also there's a culture around this that you probably would lose. so we settled that. and i think from there, much like with the blurred lines case, the floodgates opened and they go, "well, if you did that then..." and i think that has added into this, basically. do you regret settling there or do you think that was then and this is now and...

But it took its toll. what are your feelings now this case is over? i'm happy it's over. i'm happy we can move on and get back to writing songs. and, yeah, i'mjust... 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 it's not why we got into this. it's not why we got into making music. so while there's relief, it's also going to need time to integrate what went on. you've got some sympathy for sami chokri ...

For what we thought was right. and it's not that we're standing against someone. we're standing up for what we believe is right. and there's a difference. and i think we feel really grateful that the system in this instance offered us a chance to be heard, and it offered the other side a chance to be heard, because we believe that that's necessary moving forward. everybody deserves to have a voice. everybody deserves to be heard in this. i think we were really lucky to have the judge we had in this case, who was exceptionally musical, probably the most musical person in the room. i mean, in te...

Or you can have a settlement and you know that you're in the right, then you can't settle. just out of principle, you can't settle. so there was no other choice. our royalties were frozen and we were given two options and we chose the option that was integral to us. and johnny, obviously, you've done collaborations of all kinds. you've got snow patrol, you're working across the industry. what do you think was at stake for you as a writer in bringing this case? well, one of the most important parts of the songwriting process for us is that there's a sacred space, one we can trust. and we need t...