On the face of it, 2013 was one of the greatest years of Pharrell Williams’ career. He was involved in three huge hits - Happy, Blurred Lines (with Robin Thicke) and Get Lucky (with Daft Punk) - and appeared to be at the top of his game.
However, having “overcompensated with cockiness and arrogance” when he and Chad Hugo were hailed as superproducers when they broke through as The Neptunes, Williams says that this was when he had his big moment of creative self-doubt.