Pharrell Williams Quotes

United States, Rapper
April 5, 1973

Pharrell Lanscilo Williams is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, performance artist, and fashion designer. Williams and Chad Hugo comprise the record production duo The Neptunes, producing hip hop and R&B music. He is the lead vocalist of the band N*E*R*D, that he formed with Hugo and childhood friend, Shay Haley. He released his first solo single, "Frontin'", in 2003 and followed up with his debut solo album, In My Mind, in 2006. His second album, Girl, was released in March 2014 and was included the commercially successful single, "Happy". As part of the Neptunes, Williams has produced numerous singles for various recording artists.

Also known as Singer-Songwriter, Record Producer, Fashion Designer

I think music follows the trends of the collective conscious.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Music
When I'm in the mood for room service, my favorite order is a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Service
- Mood

Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquely blended both of them into what he did.

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You sort of have to become what you're wearing.

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Fashion is more about feel than science.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Science
- Fashion
I only entertain very close friends.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Friends
I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Free
I am overly ambitious, because I realize it can be done.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Done

I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from the pool of weirdoes.

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- Boy
- Pool
The keyboard is my journal.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
The people have allowed me to - they've respected my choice of wanting to be like, a little, you know, a baby alchemist, and just trying to mix different cultures together and things that I think are interesting.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- People
- Different
- Trying
My style hero was' Batman.' Now it's Tony Stark.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Style
- Hero
- Batman
So when I'm playing, I'm sort of painting a feeling in the air.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Feeling
- Air
- Painting
I'm like most people. We just concentrate on the present. I live right where the film is going through the film projector and it hits the light.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- People
- Live
- Light

Everything that we experience every day leaves a long-lasting impression.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Long
- Experience
My ideal travel companions are my family.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Family
- Travel
I love making music, though. I love playing.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Music
Remember my first tenet in getting dressed is how you feel in the morning. So if you're not being true blue to that, it usually shows.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Remember
- True
- Morning
I love the way Charlize Theron and Kate Moss dress.

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Alber Elbaz is just a genius. He'll be in a dinner jacket and he doesn't care what time of day it is: I love that about him. He just marches to the beat of his own drum.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Time

I'm a producer. I'm a musician. And my job is to come in and, you know, put - you know, I treat all of the artists that I work with, like, you know, the way da Vinci was looking at Mona Lisa, you know, there's an interesting backdrop.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Work
- Job
- Interesting
The element of harmony is super important.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Important
I think all music is a gift from God.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Music
- God
I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style mansion, like his idea of it.

Pharrell Williams N.E.R.D.
- Wish
- Style