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# Watch Oprah Make Pharrell Williams Cry

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## Melissa Locker


Apr 15, 2014 3:57 PM UTC

by 

[Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/)


## Melissa Locker


Apr 15, 2014 3:57 PM UTC

While Pharrell Williams may be known for being happy, Oprah Winfrey made him cry.

The [frequently-hatted](http://newsfeed.time.com/2014/03/03/arbys-bought-pharrells-weird-grammys-hat-for-44000/) singer stopped by _Oprah Prime_ for a heart-to-heart chat with the talk show host. The wide-ranging conversation between the two celebrities covered everything from Williams’s humble beginnings to his career trajectory that kept him behind-the-scenes for so long to marriage and fatherhood, including [why he named his son Rocket](http://www.oprah.com/own-oprahprime/Why-Did-Pharrell-Williams-Name-His-Son-Rocket-Video).

But the waterworks didn’t start until Oprah questioned Williams about his big year in music: 2013, a.k.a. the Year of Pharrell when “Lucky” (his collaboration with Daft Punk), “Blurred Lines” (his song with Robyn Thicke), and his own debut solo album, [_Girls_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/02/21/pharrell-g-i-r-l-justin-timberlake/)_,_ all topped the charts and made Williams a superstar.

When Oprah showed a clip of people around the world, from Iceland to Malawi, dancing to his hit song [“Happy”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6Sxv-sUYtM), Williams burst into tears. They may be tears of joy, but still: Oprah definitely made Pharrell Williams cry.

**MORE**: [Alicia Keys, Kendrick Lamar, Pharrell Williams Star In Video For “It’s On Again”](http://time.com/62374/alicia-keys-kendrick-lamar-pharrell-williams-star-in-video-for-its-on-again/)

**MORE**: [Watch an Adorable Children’s Choir Perform Pharrell’s ‘Happy’](http://time.com/28444/watch-an-adorable-childrens-choir-perform-pharrells-happy/)

**MORE**: [Should Pharrell Williams be on the 2014 Time 100?](http://time.com/pollmusic)

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