Pharrell Williams wants to reunite Gallagher brothers
Written by admin on 12th February 2014
Pharrell Williams has revealed he wants to reunite the Gallagher brothers for a collaboration.
The singer said teaming up with former Oasis stars Noel and Liam would be one of his dream projects.
They have not worked together since Noel left the group in 2009 and Liam continued to work with his Oasis bandmates in Beady Eye.
“Who wouldn’t want to work with the Gallaghers? Yeah, both of them,” said Pharrell.
Williams, who is in the running for an Oscar for his track Happy from Despicable Me 2, also wants to work with Sir Elton John – who inspired his son Rocket’s name with his 1970s hit Rocket Man.
“I really respect Elton John’s music and I’d love to do something with him,” he said.
“Contrary to popular belief, Rocket’s middle name is not Man. But Elton John’s Rocket Man song was a part of it and also Stevie Wonder’s Rocket Love. But Elton would be really interesting.”
The 40-year-old producer had a brief performance with Wonder at the Grammys last month as they played Get Lucky.
He said: “I would love to do a whole album with Stevie Wonder. That would be amazing. He doesn’t need me, but it’d be amazing.
“We had a performance and I couldn’t believe I was on stage (with him).
“I remember listening to all his songs for the first time in my grandmother’s apartment, and then to be on stage in LA with Steve. That was like, ‘Where am I? What’s going on? Just don’t wake me up’.”
Williams said he still can’t believe his Oscar nomination and his planned performance at the awards ceremony next month.
“I’m in disbelief. I can’t believe that. All of this is an amazing moment and I just intend on showing the people my thanks,” he said.
Pharrell’s appearances on Get Lucky and Robin Thicke’s Blurred Lines meant he featured on the two of the top three selling songs of 2013.
(Source: BBC News)
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