Pharrell Opens Up About
'Blurred Lines' Controversy.
In a new interview, the singer-songwriter says he has realized why people
took issue with the 2013 song.
Pharrell says he initially defended the tune after some claimed its lyrics were "predatory-sounding.".
I didn’t get it at first. Because there were older white women who, when that song came on, they would behave in some of the most surprising
ways ever, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.
So when there started to be an issue with it, lyrically, I was, like, What are you talking about?, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.
Pharrell says that America's
chauvinist culture opened his eyes
into why people would be offended.
I realized that we live in a chauvinist culture in our country. Hadn’t realized that. Didn’t realize that some of my songs catered to that. So that blew
my mind, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.
The famed producer adds he realized his personal views on the song
didn't really matter.
And 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. Or the way I think about things. It just matters how it
affects women, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.
And I was like, Got it. I get it. Cool. My mind opened up to what was actually being said in the song and how it could make someone feel. , Pharrell, via 'GQ'