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Pharrell-isms
An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell Williams
Rising to global fame with his hit single “Happy,” Pharrell Williams has influenced every corner of music, from cowriting and producing the monumental track “Alright” with Kendrick Lamar to composing music for the Academy Award–winning film Hidden Figures . But his work also extends to fashion, design, and the visual arts, and he has collaborated with leading artists and designers, including Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, and Comme des Garçons. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this compelling and provocative collection of quotations offers new insights into the personality and creative process of one of today’s most exciting and intriguing artists.
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Rising to global fame with his hit single “Happy,” Pharrell Williams has influenced every corner of music, from cowriting and producing the monumental track “Alright” with Kendrick Lamar to composing music for the Academy Award–winning film Hidden Figures . But his work also extends to fashion, design, and the visual arts, and he has collaborated with leading artists and designers, including Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, and Comme des Garçons. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this compelling and provocative collection of quotations offers new insights into the personality and creative process of one of today’s most exciting and intriguing artists.
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168 pages, Hardcover
Published May 2, 2023
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July 20, 2024
I was enjoying this book until I found out that all the quotes from the “social justice” chapter coincided with Pharrell performing at a “Friends of the IDF” fundraiser event. He was instrumental in raising 60 million dollars for the IDF during that event.
Meanwhile a quote of his from this book reads : “For every individual who gets killed, someone should build a school or teach a child. We really need to balance things with positivity.”
It seems his idea of balancing things out with positivity is singing Happy for the financial benefit of an apartheid state that continues to murder children on a daily basis.
Needless to say this has stripped away any positivity I had myself gleaned from the earlier parts of the book about art, creativity, music and fashion which at first I had truly found inspiring. Shame.
Meanwhile a quote of his from this book reads : “For every individual who gets killed, someone should build a school or teach a child. We really need to balance things with positivity.”
It seems his idea of balancing things out with positivity is singing Happy for the financial benefit of an apartheid state that continues to murder children on a daily basis.
Needless to say this has stripped away any positivity I had myself gleaned from the earlier parts of the book about art, creativity, music and fashion which at first I had truly found inspiring. Shame.
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