Tanya Mosley

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest today is Farrell. We're talking about his new animated biopic, Piece by Piece. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air.

Let's take a short break. If you're just joining us, my guest today is Farrell. We're talking about his new animated biopic, Piece by Piece. We'll continue our conversation after a short break. This is Fresh Air.

This is Fresh Air, and today I'm talking with multi-hyphenate artist and music producer Pharrell about his new animated biopic, Piece by Piece, which is about his life growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and career in the music industry, creating hits like Drop It Like It's Hot, Get Lucky, and The Phenomenon That Was Happy. The film is done entirely using Lego animation.

This is Fresh Air, and today I'm talking with multi-hyphenate artist and music producer Pharrell about his new animated biopic, Piece by Piece, which is about his life growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and career in the music industry, creating hits like Drop It Like It's Hot, Get Lucky, and The Phenomenon That Was Happy. The film is done entirely using Lego animation.

This is Fresh Air, and today I'm talking with multi-hyphenate artist and music producer Pharrell about his new animated biopic, Piece by Piece, which is about his life growing up in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and career in the music industry, creating hits like Drop It Like It's Hot, Get Lucky, and The Phenomenon That Was Happy. The film is done entirely using Lego animation.

Gosh, Pharrell, one of my favorite Henry Louis Gates PBS Finding Your Roots episodes was yours. You learned about your ancestors. In particular, you actually learned about some of your great, great, great aunts and uncles who were born into slavery in 1852.

Gosh, Pharrell, one of my favorite Henry Louis Gates PBS Finding Your Roots episodes was yours. You learned about your ancestors. In particular, you actually learned about some of your great, great, great aunts and uncles who were born into slavery in 1852.

Gosh, Pharrell, one of my favorite Henry Louis Gates PBS Finding Your Roots episodes was yours. You learned about your ancestors. In particular, you actually learned about some of your great, great, great aunts and uncles who were born into slavery in 1852.

And the interview with Gates found that they were part of this slave narrative project, which documented the oral histories of formerly enslaved people. You had a chance to read from that. And in this clip I'm about to play, you're reading a description of your aunt.

And the interview with Gates found that they were part of this slave narrative project, which documented the oral histories of formerly enslaved people. You had a chance to read from that. And in this clip I'm about to play, you're reading a description of your aunt.

And the interview with Gates found that they were part of this slave narrative project, which documented the oral histories of formerly enslaved people. You had a chance to read from that. And in this clip I'm about to play, you're reading a description of your aunt.

That was my guest Pharrell on Finding Your Roots, reacting to the description of what his relatives endured during slavery. And it's a powerful moment because you get to hear what their daily lives are like, what they were doing from hour to hour. And it's always a gift for us to know. I felt like I was living vicariously through you, you being able to find out the details.

That was my guest Pharrell on Finding Your Roots, reacting to the description of what his relatives endured during slavery. And it's a powerful moment because you get to hear what their daily lives are like, what they were doing from hour to hour. And it's always a gift for us to know. I felt like I was living vicariously through you, you being able to find out the details.

That was my guest Pharrell on Finding Your Roots, reacting to the description of what his relatives endured during slavery. And it's a powerful moment because you get to hear what their daily lives are like, what they were doing from hour to hour. And it's always a gift for us to know. I felt like I was living vicariously through you, you being able to find out the details.

You said it forever changed you. How has it?

You said it forever changed you. How has it?

You said it forever changed you. How has it?

Now you have a little bit of it.

Now you have a little bit of it.

Now you have a little bit of it.