Dr. Steve Perry, the Connecticut principal from CNN’s “Black In America 2” sat down with Pharrell Williams to talk about America’s flawed education system.

Dr. Perry got a chance to have an intimate conversation with Pharrell, when asked by Perry why he thinks it’s important to discuss music’s influence in school he says:

“At some point you start to feel like you’re held accountable and I’m by no means saying that entertainers should raise other people’s children, it personally does something to me because that’s my whole mantra. You can do anything you wanna do, wealth is of the heart and the mind, not of the pocket…”

Pharrell also revealed how his high school band teacher changed his life by keeping him on track.

“Alan Sharkes changed my life, he was my band teacher in high school…..He wouldn’t let me stay in class if I didn’t keep my grades up……. he will tell you I was out there in the summertime, 9 a.m. in hot sweltering Virginia heat…..warming up for summer camp.

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