Don’t forget. Pharrell didn’t just appear out of thin air with “Happy,” it took years for the high-selling producer to create the sound we hear now. Before now, he mentions to WSJ’s men’s style issue of their magazine, he felt that he had to feel like Jay Z or Puff Daddy — two artists that held the top of the charts at the time. However, in his interview, Williams mentioned that that feeling alone is how he came into his own artist. More after the jump.