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‘I’m so happy!’: Pharrell Williams cries tears of joy during Oprah

He may have written the happiest song of the year, but Pharrell Williams was reduced to tears during his interview with Oprah Winfrey.

The Happy singer sat down with the talk show host for an upcoming episode of Oprah Prime on her OWN Network, and was moved by a video shown to him of people dancing to his chart-topping song.

‘I’m so happy!’ Pharrell, 41, cried before Winfrey showed some pictures of him as a child.


Happy tears: Pharrell Williams cries during Oprah Winfrey interview
Little Pharrell: Oprah had managed to get pictures of the singer as a child

Cute ‘do: They discussed the music that he had listened to as a child.

During the interview, Williams – wearing one of his many distinctive Vivienne Westwood hats – discussed his rise to fame, his song-writing process and the music that influenced him to become a seven-time Grammy winning recording artist and producer.

‘My best songs come from two different ways,’ he says. ‘Either when I have a really good gut feeling about something, it’s written in the shower or on a plane.’

 ‘Shower’s good, isn’t it?’ Oprah says. ‘There’s something about the water.’

‘The water attracts your ear,’ he says. ‘You get distracted, and your mind wanders.’


Tissue: Winfrey seemed to know the video would bring tears to Pharrell’s eyes

But for his Despicable Me 2 song, Pharrell called it a ‘crazy, half-court shot.’

‘It’s not because you’re that good,’ Williams says. ‘It’s because you’re out of ideas.’

The interview also saw Pharrell talk about his critically-acclaimed new album ‘G I R L’, and his wedding last year to model and designer Helen Lasichanh.

But over the weekend, he was in Indio, California to perform at Coachella 2014, where he reminded the audience of just how many hit songs he’s been behind.

Read more: DailyMail

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Pharrell Williams And UN to have International Day of Happiness

Pharrell Williams is partnering with the United Nations Foundation to celebrate this year’s International Day of Happiness.

The Grammy Award winner’s song “Happy” will be this year’s anthem, encouraging “people to take action to support the UN and to create a happier world for people everywhere,” according to the UN Foundation’s website.

You can join the celebration from anywhere in the world by submitting photos or videos of yourself dancing, singing or just being happy with the hashtag #HAPPYDAY to Williams’ website: www.24hoursofhappiness.com/.

The singer will share the best submissions on March 20 at noon in each time zone.

“Happy,” which was featured in 2013′s Despicable Me 2, was nominated for an Academy Award. Williams performed at the awards show but lost the Oscar to Frozen‘s “Let It Go.”

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