Pharrell Williams does not go anywhere without his famous high hat since he debuted the accessory at this year’s Grammys.
It's
become such a common sight that Ellen DeGeneres is no longer impressed
and felt the need to present him with a new and improved version on her
Thursday show. ‘When you first started wearing that Vivienne Westwood hat, I was like, "man that’s a big hat,"' the 56-year-old talk show host said.
Special gift: Pharrell Williams was presented with a giant version of his famous hat on the Ellen show on Thursday
A man darted out from backstage, carrying an enormous four foot tall version of Pharrell’s hat, putting the black lid on his head to shame.
The 41-year-old musician laughed in shock and amusement, as he cradled the giant brown headpiece on his right knee.
‘This is awesome,’ he said, adding: ‘This might be a lot online. I can just tell you right now. Online, where this is going…’
Big heart: The 41-year-old musician also
discussed his second studio album, titled G I R L, and shared his
appreciation for women and support of equality
The special gift came after the Happy singer discussed his second studio album, which debuted on March 3, titled ‘G I R L.’
The album is a tribute to women, because he loves women ‘in many many many ways, and you’re right in all the right ways,’ Pharrell told Ellen.
‘Instantly I knew I wanted to give back to a demographic that had been giving to me and my family for years and that was women,’ he explained.
Never leaves home without it: Pharrell sporting his signature hat while leaving his hotel in New York City on Monday
Happy birthday! The Happy hitmaker wearing a turquoise version at his 41st birthday party in New York City on April 4
‘Instantly, I knew it was gonna be called "girl." I was gonna capitalize the letters and put two spaces in between each letter because I needed that word to read differently in any text that it would be lucky enough to be written about.
‘I wanted that word "girl" to be bigger than anything else in that entire paragraph. First of all, I have a huge affinity for them. At the same time, there’s a lot of inequality with women…
‘Still to this day, what is it – like 73 cents to a man’s dollar? What is that? The last I heard the whole reason this entire species can come into existence is through the portal of a woman’s body.
Killing it: Pharrell performing his hit song Happy at the Academy Awards
Working it: Pharrell wore the hat to The Night
That Changed America: A Grammy Salute To The Beatles in January, the day
after he debuted it at the Grammys
‘We’ve
had a space station floating around the earth for over 20 years. We
even have a rover on the surface of Mars. But we have legislators and
legislation in certain places that tells women what they can and can’t
do with their bodies. How is that possible?
He added: ‘When I say equality, I say equality for everybody. Everybody. Like who are you telling who they can marry and who they can’t? What is this? This is 2014.’
The Get Lucky hitmaker also performed his songs Happy and Marilyn Monroe on the show.
He added: ‘When I say equality, I say equality for everybody. Everybody. Like who are you telling who they can marry and who they can’t? What is this? This is 2014.’
The Get Lucky hitmaker also performed his songs Happy and Marilyn Monroe on the show.
Before the legendary fedora: The Get Lucky hitmaker sporting a straw hat in Las Vegas last August
Back in the day: Pharrell in a fur lined cap in Denmark in 2006
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