No One Is Ready, Until They’re Ready.
This includes Pharrell. The super producer/song writer has worked with multiple superstars over the years that were undoubtedly sought after much more than he was during the bulk of his career, but in William’s own words he said, “it kept getting rained on,” when describing maintaining a position as the front man. With peers like JAY Z and Puff Daddy, Pharrell wanted to be like the big homies, but he admits interpreting their music in the wrong light and allowing it to influence his own debut album in a way that wasn’t personally authentic.