Some of the best art occurs when people are oppressed. That's just what we do as a species when something shakes us up.
Pharrell WilliamsSo many people just have that innate thing that allows them to express themselves in a way the majority can follow. That's when you're affecting culture.
Pharrell WilliamsI'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.
Pharrell WilliamsWhen you start trying to figure out what you're the best at, that's when you become delusional because you start to believe that. [you're the best] I'd rather continue to ride that mule than to ride the cocky horse. You see people spin out of control like that all the time. Those are the most tragic stories – the most gifted people who start to believe that it's really ALL THEM. It's not all you. It can't be all you. Just like you need air to fly a kite. It's not the KITE – it's the AIR.
Pharrell Williams