Pharrell Williams: Blurred Lines was a hit because a white man sang soulfully

[RTF]

Q: In your view, what holds 'Blurred Lines' together throughout the different sections?
Williams: What holds it together?Q: Yeah.
Williams: Robin Thicke's voice.

Q: Does the bass line and the keyboard hold the songs together through the different sections?
A: No

Q: Why not?
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A: Because it's the white man singing soulfully and we, unfortunately, in this country don't get enough — we don't get to hear that as often, so we get excited by it when the mainstream gives that a shot. But there's a lot of incredibly talented white folk with really soulful vocals, so when we're able to give them a shot — and when I say 'we,' I mean like as in the public gives them a shot to be heard, then you hear the Justin Timberlakes and you hear the Christina Aguileras and you hear, you know, all of these masterful voices that have just been given, you know, an opportunity to be heard because they're doing something different.
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[Prince.Skeletor]

Nah song was good
Pharell didnt need to go there

 

[KENNY DA COOKER]

FUKK IS WRONG WITH PHARELL??!?!?

A white man singing soulfully is just a rendition of what a black man does........we seen how early rock n roll stars imitated (stole) black vocal characteristics

Rod Stewart the white pop singer admitted that he based his whole singing style on the late great SAM COOKE....

these #NEWBLACKS are pathetic

 

[Prince.Skeletor]

FUKK IS WRONG WITH PHARELL??!?!?

A white man singing soulfully is just a rendition of what a black man does........we seen how early rock n roll stars imitated (stole) black vocal characteristics

Rod Stewart the white pop singer admitted that he based his whole singing style on the late great SAM COOKE....

these #NEWBLACKS are pathetic

Thats irrelevant, music is too abstract to define from where it evolved

 

[mrken12]

 

[bl2k8]

He's saying the same shyt we complain about on here. Singers like Adele and robin get hyped the fukk up cause it's white people doing something black people usually do.

shyt is wack

 

[Jack Trippa 3z company ho]

Lmao it don't matter who sung on that bullshyt song it woulda been a hit to the masses.

Pharrell done gave up his booty for smash hits over a decade ago. Tryna front lol.

 

[Rapmastermind]

None of this would of happen if they would of just paid Marvin's Estate from the beginning.

 

[ucanthandlethetruth]

when is Pharell gonna get the heat for being the semi-c00n and culture vulture enabler that he is?

 

[Piff Perkins]

lol

honestly does this nikka think Blurred Lines wouldn't be a hit if it was Usher's first single instead of Thicke's? Lets be real.

 

[up in here]

Soulful? Has Pharrel even heard Blurred Lines?

 

[Jone2three45]

I thought it was because they took from Marvin Gaye, you know a soulful black man?

 

[Black smoke and cac jokes]

This shyt is comedy.

Pharrell really out here on his superman for white folks. What makes him believe that THEY need help to gain recognition from people? They're the first ones to gain exposure for their half-assed talent while most black artists must come with the whole package (song,producer,manager or liaison etc) to even get a shot.

 

[Majestyx]

 

[krulesweatshirt]

soulful?