Pharrell Opens Up About <br />'Blurred Lines' Controversy.<br />In a new interview, the singer-songwriter says he has realized why people <br />took issue with the 2013 song.<br />Pharrell says he initially defended the tune after some claimed its lyrics were "predatory-sounding.".<br />I didn’t get it at first. Because there were older white women who, when that song came on, they would behave in some of the most surprising <br />ways ever, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.<br />So when there started to be an issue with it, lyrically, I was, like, What are you talking about?, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.<br />Pharrell says that America's <br />chauvinist culture opened his eyes <br />into why people would be offended.<br />I realized that we live in a chauvinist culture in our country. Hadn’t realized that. Didn’t realize that some of my songs catered to that. So that blew <br />my mind, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.<br />The famed producer adds he realized his personal views on the song <br />didn't really matter.<br />And then I realized that there are men who use that same language when taking advantage of a woman, and it doesn’t matter that that’s not my behavior. Or the way I think about things. It just matters how it <br />affects women, Pharrell, via 'GQ'.<br />And I was like, Got it. I get it. Cool. My mind opened up to what was actually being said in the song and how it could make someone feel. , Pharrell, via 'GQ'
