certain feeling. The I’m going
to dance all night without
judgement feeling. Using
Middle Eastern sounds, he
made a beat that was different
enough from what he heard,
but familiar enough that
Brazilians would still embrace
it. Success.
He’s the “Mr. Magoo of
Music.”
Mr. Magoo, a cartoon character
from the '60s, is an old man
that trouble always found
because he couldn’t see.
Magoo never got hurt and
always came out in one piece.
Pharrell kept bringing up the
“Mr. Magoo Theory,” calling
himself the “Mr. Magoo of
Music.” Every time he goes out
to look for something, it
doesn’t work out. When it
comes to him, it does. It isn’t
always trouble that comes
looking for Pharrell, but he’s
made the opportunities that
come his way work.
“Frontin’” was meant for
Prince.
He sent the song over
to Prince hoping to get him on
the track, but unfortunately (or
fortunately, depending on if
you like the outcome) never
heard back from the singer,
because #Prince. Something
was missing with the single,
and when Hov got on the track,
it all became clear. “It was
missing Jay Z.” And all was
right in the world. This also
turned into a chance for
Pharrell to flex his falsettos.
He considers himself a
producer, before he considers
himsel