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Pharrell Williams praises Adele: 'She's a masterful songwriter'

Superstar Pharrell Williams has revealed that he is a huge fan of Adele and thinks she's incredibly talented at writing songs. 

Speaking to American TV personality and presenter Ryan Seacrest at Cannes Lions advertising festival on Tuesday, the 'Happy' sensation explained: "She [Adele] is a masterful writer. You listen to her albums and the intention is living and breathes."

Williams went onto add that it can be a struggle to get an artist to collaborate with you because you have to convince their management and label, too: We've had to do a lot of fighting and convincing people, whether it's a label or the management."

"You're exhausted [after it], but you've aligned the stars. If the management isn't into it, it might not work, if the radio isn't into it, it might not work, if the label isn't into it, it might not work. You don't always need a label today."

Earlier this month, Williams told PORTER magazine that he often finds himself inspired by water: "Most of my ideas come to me in the shower and the sea always inspires my work. So you can see why water is a huge inspiration to me. It's important for us to act because the ocean is what we all live off - it's our everything and we cannot afford to hurt it."

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Watch footage of Williams accepting an award here: