>In the latest case, which just concluded last week, Sheeran said that if he lost he’d probably quit music altogether, as it’s just not worth it.
If you are able to "quit music", you aren't a musician. You're someone who figured out how to make sounds people like for money. It's just not something a musician can do.
He might not quit playing music as he's a musician, but he might quit the business, performing and putting out music for others to hear, if all that comes out of it is frivolous lawsuits.. Basically piranhas out for blood regardless of the harm they're causing.
If I had to spend half my time in court as a software engineer for using a for loop, it wouldn't make much sense for me to keep being one.
I suppose it was hyperbole to illustrate the importance of the case.
I'm glad he won the case as it seems so frivolous to me, but I wouldn't object to him quitting music nonetheless.