Pharrell weighs in on celebrities promoting politicians.
Celebrities including musicians, have recently been taking part in rallies for the US Presidential campaign, and Pharrell is not a fan of them. The legendary producer recently sat down with The Hollywood Reporter, where he hits out at the celebrities promoting politicians.
“I don’t do politics,” he said. “In fact, I get annoyed sometimes when I see celebrities trying to tell you [who to vote for]. There are celebrities that I respect that have an opinion, but not all of them.”
“I’m one of them people [who says], ‘What the heck? Shut up. Nobody asked you.’ When people get out there and get self-righteous and they roll up their sleeves and sh-t, and they are out there walking around with a placard: ‘Shut up!’”
“So, no, I would rather stay out of the way, and obviously, I’m going to vote how I’m going to vote. I care about my people and I care about the country, but I feel there’s a lot of work that needs to be done, and I’m really about the action.” “I’m more of a humanitarian. I like people trying to help people. Not sure I’ll ever vote far right. I won’t do that.”
“But I don’t really do politics. Some policies I lean into; I think education is important. We have a nonprofit called YELLOW [whose mission is equity through education].
“And then there’s another 501(c)(3) that helps Black and Brown entrepreneurs called Black Ambition — those are the things I lean into. I’m not an activist, but I believe in action. But I do believe in activists, and you need everybody.”
However, Pharrell previously himself endorsed Hilary Clinton during the 2016 Presidential campaign against Donald Trump, who’s currently standing against Kamala Harris for 2024.
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