Hit songwriter, dancer, and big-hat-wearer Pharrell has just been named as NYU’s Tisch School Artist in Residence for 2015.
His residence will begin with a career restrospective event hosted by NPR on October 26. Though the specifics of his job duties as Artist in Residence are sketchy, the singer has reportedly said he’s “honored and excited” about the prospect of working with Tisch’s talented student body.
The announcement comes at a particularly auspicious time for the hitmaker, as his children’s book “Happy” has just hit the best-sellers list.
Here’s what some of those students had to say about Pharrell’s new job: