Hozier has welcomed Chilly Gonzales' retraction of the claims he made about 'Take Me Church' borrowing a little too freely from Feist's earlier track 'How Come You Never Go There', and "to clarify and put this issue to bed" has issued a public statement of his own.
"There has been some talk in the press of legal action and I'd like to clarify my position and the goings-on of the past week for fear that gossip runs unchecked, as it often does," the Irish singer states. "What was sought from my end was an apology and redaction of an unfair inferral. This has been issued by Jason Beck (Chilly Gonzales), which I very much appreciate. I will continue to follow and respect his work and look forward to moving on from this issue. Jason Beck has been co-operative and understanding, and there are no hard feelings on my part."
Addressing the fallout from the comments he'd made the previous week on his German GDR1 radio Pop Music Masterclass slot, Gonzales had Facebooked: "I would like to fully retract any and all implication of copyright infringement and sincerely apologize to Hozier whose work I respect."