They sense a nonbinary effect when it comes to gender," he continued. And there's a particular portion of them that senses a tanning effect. Because the dominant force on this planet right now is the older straight white male. I haven't been the same since any of that music."Īs for his truest definition of masculinity, the star said it boils down to "the essence of you that understands and respects that which isn't masculine." "If you ask me, when we talk about masculinity, it's also very racial, this conversation. Like, I was on the Oprah show for my birthday, and she showed me a video of people around the world singing that song, and that sh*t f**ked me up," he reflected. Pharrell went to confess that the universe set up the perfect conditions to get him to write a song like "Happy.' It even moved him to tears. "When I do songs for myself, they're always too complicated, and too smart, with six bridges. I don't have the capacity to write that kind of song for myself," he admitted. On the flip side, Skateboard P was keen to reflect on records like "Happy," which wasn't even intended for himself.
I realized that we live in a chauvinist culture in our country." Even though it wasn’t the majority, it didn’t matter. My mind opened up to what was actually being said in the song and how it could make someone feel.
"Then I realized that there are men who use that same language when taking advantage of a woman, and it doesn’t matter that that's not my behavior. It just took a lot of time and growth to get to that place," he explained the mag, before getting into detail about the 2013 smash.
Our favorite shows 10 top movies 10 top albums. "Some of my old songs, I would never write or sing today. Pharrell Williams opened up about how backlash over 2013s 'Blurred Lines' changed the way he thought about consent, gender roles and his platform. In an interview with the magazine's editor-in-chief, Will Welch, about society's perception on masculinity, the super-producer touched on some of his discography, including his Robin Thicke collab, "Blurred Lines." Pharrell is the new cover star for GQ 's New Masculinity issue, where the industry titan spoke with the topic at hand.
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