Tyler, the Creator to Pharrell: "Thank You For Being the Male Figure I Gravitated To"

Celebrating the ten-year anniversary of ‘In My Mind.’

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Tyler, the Creator‘s lifelong admiration of Pharrell and The Neptunes‘ work is well-documented, as well as Tyler’s current connection to Pharrell. Today, July 25, is the ten-year anniversary of Pharrell’s debut solo album In My Mind; fittingly, Tyler was there to commemorate the project. Taking to Instagram, the Cherry Bomb shared a lengthy statement regarding the project and its influence on him. “I NEVER HAD BROTHERS,UNCLES OR MY FATHER AROUND SO THANK YOU FOR BEING THE MALE FIGURE I GRAVITATED TO,” he writes. You can check out the full message from Tyler below. Last month, Tyler shared his own spin on Zayn Malik’s hit-single “Pillowtalk.”

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