The “Happy” singer and acclaimed producer recently shared the story of his short-lived fast-food job. “McDonald’s, my first and only job — got fired three times,” Williams said in a new interview with the BBC. “I was eating the chicken nuggets.”

In an interview with 'BBC Radio 2', Pharrell Williams recalled being fired from McDonald's three times, which was his short-lived stint in fast-food. "I was eating the chicken nuggets," he admitted.

Before Pharrell Williams found success in music and fashion, he worked at McDonald’s—and he recently shared the reason why the gig didn’t last long.

In an interview with BBC Radio 2, the 51-year-old recalled that McDonald’s was the only job he ever had outside of music, and he actually got fired from it three times. Pharrell admitted with a laugh that his love for McDonald's chicken nuggets led to his downfall each time.

Despite being fired from McDonald’s three times, Pharrell Williams found new heights in music and fashion, proving his one-time career missteps were simply stepping stones to success.

Pharrell Williams revealed that he was fired from McDonald’s three times before he found fame as a music producer and singer

Holding down a job can be hard work — just ask Pharrell Williams. In a new interview with the BBC, the superstar producer revealed that, early on in his life, he was fired from working at McDonald's three times — and, ultimately, it was his love of chicken nuggets that got him the boot.

Before he became one of the most influential figures in music, Pharrell Williams was just a teenager working at McDonald’s