Pharrell Williams, Born: 5 April 1973, Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA

I have an all-Japanese design team, and none of them speak English. So it's often funny and surprisi...Show more »

I have an all-Japanese design team, and none of them speak English. So it's often funny and surprising how my ideas end up lost in translation. Show less «

I'm always consciously trying to make what I feel is missing.

I can't say what I'm going to wear all the time. The minute that I say that, then there's something ...Show more »

I can't say what I'm going to wear all the time. The minute that I say that, then there's something in me that tips off and then I need to break out of that. Show less «

There's no better feeling than just going in and just working with someone and what comes out is som...Show more »

There's no better feeling than just going in and just working with someone and what comes out is something that the world knows about. Show less «

I'm a fan of music, first and foremost. So I do things from the perspective of a fan.

Fashion is more about feel than science.

Entrepreneur just denotes that you recognize that you're doing things across disciplines and that yo...Show more »

Entrepreneur just denotes that you recognize that you're doing things across disciplines and that you're blazing your own path. Show less «

I'm like most people. We just concentrate on the present. I live right where the film is going throu...Show more »

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. Show less «

You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the...Show more »

You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the keyboard. Show less «

I like to browse and just hang in bookstores.

I love everything that Frank Gehry does. I wish I could have that man build me a Wayne Manor-style m...Show more »

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. Show less «

When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.

When you're playing, you're playing something for the world to hear.

I'm a producer. I'm a musician. And my job is to come in and, you know, put - you know, I treat all ...Show more »

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. Show less «

The more I can make a person comfortable in their environment by taking my ego's hat off and leaving...Show more »

The more I can make a person comfortable in their environment by taking my ego's hat off and leaving it at the door, then they can dive deep within themselves and we can pull out something interesting that people have never heard before. It's the stuff that's - that no one's ever heard before is really interesting. Show less «

When I'm in the mood for room service, my favorite order is a peanut-butter-and-jelly sandwich.

Right now, musically I'm inspired by everyday people.

My favorite Dominican dish to indulge in is anything with crab.

My style hero was Batman. Now it's Tony Stark.

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

I love the way Charlize Theron and Kate Moss dress.

Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to con...Show more »

Some of us get a feeling when we hear music and we feel music, and you want to figure out how to continue to feel that. Show less «

When it comes to luggage, I am an underpacker.

The element of harmony is super important.

I love what I do, I love my job.

My ideal travel companions are my family.

I love playing. The keyboard is my journal.

The simplest way to say it is that I think we're all dealt these cards in life, but the cards in and...Show more »

The simplest way to say it is that I think we're all dealt these cards in life, but the cards in and of themselves don't read one way or the other. It's up to you to home in and cultivate whatever you've got in your hand. Show less «

I don't know, the artist thing is not me. I love making music, though.

I don't want to end up being a circus act, doing my most famous tricks when I'm 70.

I think music follows the trends of the collective conscious.

The sexiest woman musician is Alicia Keys.

I just do what I do. It's not something that should be revered as something that's great.

David Bowie was a true innovator, a true creative. May he rest in peace.

Remember my first tenet in getting dressed is how you feel in the morning. So if you're not being tr...Show more »

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. Show less «

Alber Elbaz is just a genius. He'll be in a dinner jacket and he doesn't care what time of day it is...Show more »

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. Show less «

I love making music, though. I love playing.

I just like being a kid. I enjoy it, I don't want to grow up.

I am overly ambitious, because I realize it can be done.

For me, nothing is given.

You can't get anything done hanging out all day long.

I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.

I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to ...Show more »

I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to learn. Show less «

I just happen to admire everyone that we work with.

Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquel...Show more »

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

There shouldn't be anything absolute, except physics.

I like the world.

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

So when I'm playing, I'm sort of painting a feeling in the air.

I'm like a little boy from Virginia. I'm a backpacker. In my head, I'm left of centre. I come from t...Show more »

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. Show less «

I like anything sweet.

Most of the time, I see what I see, I search my feelings, and then I make my decisions based on my g...Show more »

Most of the time, I see what I see, I search my feelings, and then I make my decisions based on my gut - and I don't always make the right ones. Show less «

The people have allowed me to - they've respected my choice of wanting to be like, a little, you kno...Show more »

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. Show less «

Living your life 40 floors up, looking out every day on ocean and skies, you see the world from a di...Show more »

Living your life 40 floors up, looking out every day on ocean and skies, you see the world from a different point of view. It's like living in a very interesting fishbowl, but since no one can see up here, it's like a fishbowl with a limo tint. Show less «

The keyboard is my journal.

I answer questions the best I can.

I think all music is a gift from God.

You don't know what people are looking for. What you know is what you feel like might be missing. It...Show more »

You don't know what people are looking for. What you know is what you feel like might be missing. It's up to the people to agree with you or disagree with you, and you'll know in their reaction. Show less «

I wanted clothing that I couldn't find, so I decided to make it.

Music is all of a sudden much more colorful.

I don't know about style mistakes.

You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist.

I love when things are transparent, free and clear of all inhibition and judgment.

Some people say there's nothing new under the sun. I still think that there's room to create, you kn...Show more »

Some people say there's nothing new under the sun. I still think that there's room to create, you know. And intuition doesn't necessarily come from under this sun. It comes from within. Show less «

I only entertain very close friends.

Lyrically, I could be so much sharper. Melodically, I could be so much stickier. Musically, I could ...Show more »

Lyrically, I could be so much sharper. Melodically, I could be so much stickier. Musically, I could have so much more texture. So I'm constantly doing that, trying to find new ways to mix things up. Show less «