Pharrell Williams was criticized by viewers of The Graham Norton Show on Friday for his outfit choice.
The musician, 51, appeared in the latest episode of the BBC chat show alongside Billy Crystal and Paddington. In Peru stars Emily Mortimer and Hugh Bonneville.
But many viewers were less than impressed with Pharrell’s decision to wear sunglasses throughout the show.
Fans expressed their disgust at his outfit choice to X, writing: ‘Why is Pharrell wearing sunglasses? I know he’s cool, but please!’
‘Why does he wear sunglasses indoors?’… ‘I love Pharrell but take off your sunglasses #GrahamNortonShow’.
Pharrell Williams was criticized by viewers of The Graham Norton Show on Friday for his outfit choice
The musician, 51, appeared in the latest episode of the BBC chat show alongside Billy Crystal and Paddington. In Peru stars Emily Mortimer and Hugh Bonneville
But many viewers were less than impressed with Pharrell’s decision to wear sunglasses throughout the show
“Much respect for Pharrell Williams as a musician, but I lose interest when someone wears sunglasses during a show like this.”
‘Why is Pharrell Williams wearing sunglasses on Graham Norton… you’re embarrassing me in front of Billy Crystal.’
“I’m sorry, but how rude is Pharrell there with his sunglasses on, so disrespectful.”
Pharrell was on the show to promote his new biopic Piece By Piece, which tells the story of his rise to fame in Lego form.
During the interview, Graham asked the Happy hitmaker about the medical condition synesthesia that is addressed in the film.
That means he doesn’t just hear music; for him, melodies, choruses and hooks all have a lyrical rainbow of colors.
The medical phenomenon causes people to experience one sense through another, from seeing music to tasting words and smelling shapes.
In the documentary, he admits that he felt “mesmerized” by music when he was young, and remembers “staring into the speaker and seeing these colors.”
Fans expressed their disgust at his outfit choice to X, writing: ‘Why is Pharrell wearing sunglasses? I know he’s cool, but please!’
Pharrell was on the show to promote his new biopic Piece By Piece, which tells the story of his rise to fame in Lego form
During the interview, Graham asked the Happy hitmaker about the medical condition synesthesia that is addressed in the film
“It’s not something you see with your physical eyes, it’s something you see with your mind’s eye,” he explains.
“I would just start the record over, and start over, and redo whatever it took to make it happen,” he added.
For him, it not only improves the sound, but also the way he writes music.
Previously in an interview with NPR radio in 2013, Pharrell explained that seeing colors also helps him recognize if something is in the right key.
He said, “It’s the only way I can identify what something sounds like.
‘I know when something is in the key because it is either the same color or not. Or it feels different and it doesn’t feel right.’
Synaesthesia is not a disease or condition, but a rare neurological condition that affects around four percent of people, according to Professor Jamie Ward, a cognitive neuroscientist who specializes in synaesthesia at the University of Sussex.
‘One sense can activate another. Music can have colors, shapes and textures and these change dynamically over time. It’s not that you just think of scenes like the countryside or houses, it’s more like seeing a dynamic abstract art image,” he told MailOnline.