The 41-year old singer-songwriter said that he did not consciously intend to copy Marvin Gaye's song "Got to Give It Up." 

On Wednesday, Pharrell Williams testified and told the jury that while his popular track "Blurred Lines" has the same feel as "Got to Give It Up", he insisted that he didn't plagiarize Gaye's song. 

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Gaye's children, who are convinced that "Blurred Lines" ripped off their father's song, slapped the Grammy-winner with plagiarism charges, specifying that the song stole chords and beats. 

In a report by the Hollywood Reporter, Pharrell appeared in front of the jury and spent more than an hour explaining to them his own musical process. He said that he only knew about the similarities between his and Gaye's song after they were pointed out to him by interviewers but clarified that borrowing a few chords and beats was not a conscious decision.

He testified that he might have been aiming to channel the feel of Gaye and the 70s but he didn't specifically have the late singer in mind when he was writing the song. 

His testimony will serve a very vital role in the jury's decision. Producer T.I. and Robin Thicke both share writing credits on "Blurred Lines", which has earned a whopping US$16 million, but both recently admitted that Pharrell was responsible for the music and most of the lyrics. 

Thicke, who testified earlier, revealed that he was high on painkiller Vicodin and drunk when they were working in the studio. In truth, he said that Pharrell came up with the beat and wrote most parts of the song. 37-year old Thicke, who was just recently divorced by actress Paula Patton, once took credit for the hit song. When questioned about it in court, he said, "I felt it was a little white lie that didn't hurt his career but boosted mine." 

Pharrell told the jury that he considered Gaye as his idol when he was growing up. He looked up to him and will never purposely steal his song. "I respect his music beyond words," adding that the last thing a creator wants to do is to take something from someone else's especially when you love him.

TagsPharrell Williams, Marvin Gaye, Pharrell Williams Infringement Issue, Blurred Lines, Got to Give It Up