"Everything was so heavy at the time, so I was like, ‘Oh, you know what? I’m gonna completely do the opposite’": How Pharrell's pop production defined the sound of the ’00s and beyond
Producer, pop star, and pioneer Pharrell Williams' 'skeleton songs' stripped music back to its bare essentials and prized the hook above all else
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