LUCKY STRIKE. When songs, style and swag collide: Pharrell Williams.
“Fear is not a good thing, so I try not to experience it. It’s like a strait-jacket for your creativity.”
Pharrell Williams’ vintage Vivienne Westwood hat he wore during the Grammy Awards got its own Twitter account in no time. Being the talk of the night reminds us that if musician, artist, creative director, designer and author Pharrell Williams is not an icon, then he must be some kind of cultural juggernaut who crushes boundaries of what art really is and proceeds with a myriad of projects to fulfill his creative thirst.
“We’re not actual creators—we’re just vessels, pulling from inspiration.”
Jumping into the music scene with his production duo, The Neptunes, and a performing trio called N.E.R.D, Williams is known as a collaborator who combines his one-of-a-kind musical sensibility with the unique sounds of Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Justin Timberlake, and Madonna, among others. His collaborative venture is further manifested in the book “Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been,” where he enlisted the help of Kanye West, Anna Wintour and Jay-Z in his impressive list of contributors. In 2008, the appeal of Williams also lured fashion megabrand Louis Vuitton, which resulted in the quirky musician co-designing a jewelry and sunglasses collection. The recently married icon is also the creative director of his clothing brands, Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream Footwear.