On January 19th surprising news broken when previously known songwriter Katie Farrah Sopher claimed that the lyrics to several of Disclosure’s hit tracks (along with an Alunageorge release) were hers and taken without consent.
Obviously there was much speculation as the UK superstars are know for their exceptional producing and musical talents. Little information was released, and all that was published was Sopher’s claims against her “violent ex-boyfriend” and a soft argument on the inspiration behind the lyrics she had allegedly wrote.
Now several days later, January 21st, Disclosure has taken to social media to clear the air. Their statement was strong and in a sense carefree as they put to rest rumors and encourages critics to reach out to the acts they’ve collaborated with.
“Hi all,
Just wanted to post a little something for our fans who may have read the blogs in the last couple of days and help clear up some speculation that has been circulating, to do with whether or not we wrote the lyrics to some of our songs.
Firstly we want to make it very clear that every Disclosure song we have put our names to has been written by us. We sometimes write lyrics and melodies along-side whoever the featured singer may be (i.e. Sam, Eliza etc) and the great Mr. Jimmy Napes, but that is it.
When we do, we always make sure everyone gets proper credit. We take great pride in our self sufficiency, our work and the way we work, and it’s incredibly frustrating when someone tries to take that away from us, by claiming we stole even one word or one note of our music from anyone.
We’d much rather be working on more music than commenting on these type of things, but it felt like we had no choice…
So, just to be clear, all allegations made against us to do with this subject are completely false, as anyone we have ever worked with will back up. We didn’t get into this industry to steal other people’s ideas and we haven’t – we are musicians, artists and producers.
In better news… Album 2 is niiiiicely underway! :)” – Disclosure
Perhaps the most interesting and exciting information about this situation is news that Disclosure’s forthcoming album is coming along nicely.
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https://www.facebook.com/disclosureuk
https://twitter.com/disclosure
https://soundcloud.com/disclosuremusic
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