A week before his big night at the Grammy Awards, Pharrell is happy — and speechless — over his Oscar nomination.
The producer-rapper-singer's "Happy," from the "Despicable Me 2" soundtrack, is nominated for best original song.
"Uh, speechless," Pharrell said in an interview Thursday after the nominations were announced. "Man, I am over the moon."
He was then speechless, trying to recall what he was doing when he got the news.
"Man, I'm sorry, I don't know," he said.
Pharrell has produced hits for Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake and Jay Z. He's in the studio working with Ed Sheeran, Jennifer Hudson, Usher, Kendrick Lamar and Jennifer Nettles, and scoring the upcoming "Spider-Man" film with Hans Zimmer. He recently signed with Columbia Records — home to Beyonce, Adele and One Direction — and will release an album this year.
"It's some of my best work and that's because in the process I made it with my eyes closed," he said. "That's not a reflection of any sort of superiority in any way, shape or form. I didn't do a lot of looking around to try and figure it out. I just closed my eyes and made it by feeling it and I think that's why I am most proud of it."
Pharrell will open for Bruno Mars' tour, which will kick off April 18 in Honolulu.
"Can't wait to go out and make a cool moment with the ladies on the road," he said.
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