Pharrell Williams prefers to stay out of politics, unlike dozens of other artists — Barbara Streisand, Lady Gaga, Megan you stud to name a few – who have expressed support for the Vice President Kamala Harris during the period preceding polling day. However, the multi-hyphenate artist has shut down the accusations he previously denounced. Taylor Swiftthe approval of Harris and the governor of Minnesota. Tim Walz. In A GQ cover story On Wednesday, Williams clarified that he was a fan of her work and purchased a 1989 t-shirt in 2023.

“I love her,” Williams said of Swift. “I love people, brother. It was right-wing troll bullshit. But I heard something the other day that made the most sense in the world: right, left, it’s always the same bird. »

Williams has long presented himself as a nonpartisan humanitarian. Following the release of its Lego block doc Piece by piece, Williams called himself a federal employee, indifferent to which political party holds elected office, while adding as an aside, “I’m not sure I’ll ever vote far right.” The “Happy” artist prefers to operate on the fringes of politics, directing his energy towards his own non-profit organization, Yellow, for example, and has stressed that he is “annoyed” by celebrity support, in A Hollywood journalist interview.

“There are celebrities I respect who have an opinion, but not all,” Williams said in an article published on September 11. “I’m one of those people (who say), ‘What’s going on?’ Shut up. Nobody asked you.

His remarks revealed the day after Swift shared a post on social media endorsing Democratic running mates, calling Harris a “determined and gifted leader” and Walz an advocate for “LGBTQ+ rights, IVF and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”

“I choose the words,” Williams said GQ. “I would like there to be no loss of life and for people to be able to discuss their differences. But I also know that the world doesn’t work that way. And again, that’s why I say to some questions, like, man, don’t ask me, because I’m a celebrity, what I think about this or what I think about that. I have no authority. Don’t ask me.