Pharrell Annoyed By Celebrities Endorsing Politicians: ‘Shut Up’
Pharrell has hit out at celebrities who’ve been endorsing politicians forward of the presidential election later this 12 months.
The Neptunes hitmaker made his emotions clear on the matter throughout a prolonged chat with The Hollywood Reporter.
He stated: “I don’t do politics. 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 shit, 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.”
The producer and dressmaker additionally stated: “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.”
He went on to clarify that he was extra serious about activism and philanthropy than politics: “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.”
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Despite his feedback, Pharrell has endorsed political candidates prior to now, most notably Hilary Clinton forward of the 2016 election that she misplaced to Donald Trump.
Speaking to Ellen DeGeneres that 12 months, Pharrellsaid: “It’s time for a woman to be in there. Women think about things in a holistic way, it’s not so individual.
“I’m saying I’m happy to be a man, but I love women. The thing is, if we had somebody looking after our country that thought about things as a whole, I just feel like it just would be different.”
