Most Popular Books by Pharrell Williams

Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams''s super-hit song “Happy” is now a picture book Nominated for an Academy Award in 2014, “Happy” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell Williams brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers in photographs of children across cultures celebrating what it means to be happy. All the exuberance of the song pulses from these vibrant photographs of excited, happy kids. This is a picture book full of memorable, precious childhood moments that will move readers in the same way they were moved by the song. “Happy” has had the world dancing ever since it first hit the airwaves, and now the irresistibly cheerful tune will come to life on the page with Pharrell Williams’s very first picture book! A keepsake and true classic in the making.

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. Select quotations from the book: Self-awareness is a muscle that needs exercise. It needs a regimen. You’ve got to continue to reinvent yourself today, all the while thinking about tomorrow. Music is the key, the skeleton key that’s opened every door for me. There is no humanity without education. There is no education without demand. The only way to make life better for yourself, the only true and lasting way, is to make life better for others.

(Piano Vocal). This sheet music features an arrangement for piano and voice with guitar chord frames, with the melody presented in the right hand of the piano part as well as in the vocal line.

Following Rizzoli’s best-selling Pharrell: Places and Spaces I’ve Been, this volume documents the continuing adventures in art and design of one of the most influential figures in contemporary music and popular culture. Lavishly illustrated with 250 photographs and illustrations, this book features Pharrell Williams’s prolific and ever-expanding body of work in a graphic language all his own. Straddling art, design, and hip-hop, Pharrell’s creative output is without peer or precedent. By playing off different disciplines—music, fashion, and contemporary art—Pharrell has redefined the role of the contemporary artist, blazing a trail for other musicians and cultural figures. Expanding on themes covered in Places and Spaces I’ve Been, this book gathers a new group of collaborators. Engaging Pharrell in conversation, talents as diverse as Karl Lagerfeld and Takashi Murakami position Pharrell’s work within contemporary visual and material culture. The worldwide success of the song “Happy” to his soundtrack and production credit for the Oscar-nominated film Hidden Figures bookend a volume devoted to Pharrell’s mastery of artistic collaboration. Featuring work with artists as diverse as JR, Alex Katz, Mr., and Daniel Arsham, the book highlights recent projects and designs for Chanel, Moncler, Moynat, and Adidas. But at the heart is the visual language that Pharrell has built around his Ice Cream/Billionaire Boys Club clothing line, which integrates streetwear into the design of apparel, accessories, limited-edition toys, and skate graphics. This alone makes the book a must-have collectible.

Je ne voulais pas faire un livre pour faire l''éloge de moi-même. Je voulais faire un livre pour faire l''éloge de tous ces moments d''émerveillement que j''ai connus. – Pharrell Williams Précurseur des nouvelles tendances – musique, mode, street art, design –, Pharrell a redéfini le « cool » pour toute une génération. Entre textes autobiographiques, entretiens exclusifs et photos inédites avec des stars emblématiques telles que Catherine Deneuve, Karl Lagerfeld, Kanye West, Jay-Z ou encore Anna Wintour, Pharrell nous entraîne sur sa planète artistique. Au fil de pages richement illustrées, graphiques, fun et colorées, découvrez les inspirations, le parcours et la carrière musicale de l''un des plus grands artistes actuels.

Cet ouvrage expose le travail le plus important de l''artiste JR – le projet de "street art" mondial sur lequel il a travaillé durant les six dernières années. Des banlieues parisiennes à Israël et à la Palestine, des villages du Kenya aux favelas brésiliennes, son art est étroitement lié à son activisme : il défend les droits universels de la femme, la paix et l''égalité. "Inside Out" dévoile sa vision et son modèle novateur d''art à l''échelle mondiale. Riche de plusieurs centaines d''images du projet, le livre inclut également des contributions sur la manière dont l''art de JR fonctionne comme une plateforme internationale d''échange social.