Pharrell Williams

Pharrell Williams Trivia and Quotes

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Trivia

  • He prefers being a producer than an artist. []
  • His album In My Mind was nominated for Best Rap Album at the 49th annual Grammy Awards in 2007. However, he was beaten by Ludacris' album Release Therapy. []
  • He has collaborated with a lot of different artists like Jay-Z, Gwen Stefani, Slim Thug, Snoop Dogg, Clipse, Kanye West, and Nelly. []
  • He thinks the sexiest woman musician in Alicia Keys. []
  • He attended Princess Anne High School in Virginia Beach. []
  • He writes his own songs. []
  • He is 5'9". []
  • He has black eyes and black hair. []
  • He did modeling for Louis Vuitton in 2006. []
  • He was a guest at Usher's 26th birthday party. []
  • He often wears clothes from his own clothing line called BBC, which stands for Billionare Boys Club. []
  • He is usually seen wearing trucker hats. []
  • Pharrell Williams sees actress Eliska Amor as "the perfect girl" and often mentions her in interviews and other media. []
  • He is an owner of an Enzo Ferrari. []
  • Pharrell Williams is one of the few rappers who likes to skates. []
  • Pharrell was in a marching band in high school in which he played the snare drum. []
  • Pharrell went to a band camp in high school in which he played the drums. []
  • Pharrell has two half brothers named Pharoah Williams III and David Williams. []
  • Pharrell has two younger brothers named Cato and Solomon Cato is a professional skateboarder. Pharrell and Cato are 10 years apart. Pharrell and Solomon are 20 years apart. []
  • Pharrell was born to Pharoah Williams and Carolyn Williams. []
  • Pharrell is a producer, rapper, singer and songwriter. []
  • The name of Pharrell Williams' band is N*E*R*D in which he stated in an interview that it means "No-one Ever Really Dies." []
  • Pharrell is listed as one of People magazine's 50 most eligible bachelors. []
  • Pharrell is the lead singer of the band N*E*R*D, along with his two childhood friends Chad Hugo and Shae Haley. []
  • Pharrell's first royalty check was for writing "Rumpshaker" for Wreckx-N-Effect, for $15,000. He blew it on clothes by Ralph Lauren. []
  • Pharrell and partner Chad Hugo have helped A-list musicians sell millions of albums and Grammys, musicians like: Justin Timberlake, Mariah Carey, Mase, Nelly, Usher, Britney Spears, and Kelis, to name a few. []
  • Pharrell created the Ice Cream skateboard team, and worked with Skateboard icon Tony Hawk to encourage inner city youth to participate in the X-Games competitions. []
  • Pharrell designs upscale sunglasses for Luis Vuitton. []
  • Pharrell loves to skateboard, and has a half-pipe inside his house. He also enjoys Star Trek, Disney Movies, and The Smurfs cartoon characters. []
  • Pharrell has a clothing line called the BBC (Billionaire Boys Club) and a shoe company labeled Ice Cream Footwear, that was launched in September, 2004. []
  • Pharrell was voted "Best Dressed Man in the World" in 2005, by Esquire magazine. []
  • Pharrell won twoGrammy's in 2004. One was for "Producr of the Year, Non-Classical" and the other was for "Best Pop Vocal Album", for his work with Justin Timberlake. []
  • Pharrell's debut single "Frontin'" was the 34th biggest single of 2003 according to Billboard magazine. []
  • Pharrell & Chad earned their first worldwide #1 hit as producers for Britney Spears single "I'm A Slave 4 U". []
  • The Neptunes were named "Producers of the year" in August 2002 at The Source Awards & The Billboard music awards. []
  • Pharrell, Chad, and Shae formed the band N*E*R*D. They released their first album in Europe in 1999, titled In Search...Of. []
  • Pharrell and Chad established themselves as a production duo under the former band name The Neptunes in 1994. []
  • Pharrell photographed the Playboy spread for Sandra Hubby's layout in August 2006. []
  • Pharrell wrote the lyrics for Wreckx-N-Effects hit "Rump Shaker" in 1992. The song went to double platinum,and hit #2 on the Billboard top 100. []
  • Pharrell formed a four piece R&B group in the 1990's with his friends: Shae, Chad, and Mike Etheridge. They called themselves The Neptunes, and were discovered by producer Teddy Riley in a local talent show they had entered. They were immediately signed on as a group. []
  • Pharrell plays the drums, guitar, and the keyboards. []
  • Pharrell met fellow N*E*R*D bandmate Chad at age 12, they were both in the school marching band. Pharrell played the snare drum, while Chad was the student conductor. []
  • Pherrell uses the rapping persona Skateboard P. []
  • Pharrell released his debut single called "Frontin'" in 2003, and the album In My Mind in 2006. []

Quotes

  • Pharrell Williams: 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. []
  • Pharrell Williams: I think all music is a gift from God. []
  • Pharrel Williams: Um… everybody, everybody. Everybody from A Tribe Called Quest, Stevie Wonder, Queen, uh… everybody. I like all kinds of music, I really do. Y’know, Jay-Z, Biggie and Nas … Nirvana, Foo Fighters… the list goes on and on and on. There’s Tower of Power, Blood, Sweat & Tears and Steely Dan… there’s just so many people. I like a lot of stuff… I like a lot of random, dope, y’know… Stereolab… []

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