PHARRELL WILLIAMS
Also known as: Pharrell, Skateboard P Sk8brd
Born: April 5, 1973 (age 42) Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States
Genres : Hip hop, R&B, funk
Occupation(s): Record producer, singer, songwriter, rapper, fashion designer
Instruments: Vocals, keyboards, drums
Years active 1992–present
Labels: Star Trak, Interscope, i am OTHER, Columbia
Associated acts: Child Rebel Soldier, The Neptunes, N*E*R*D, Clipse, Jay-Z, Mac Miller, Snoop Dogg, T.I. Tyler The Creator, Busta Rhymes, Q-Tip Kelis, Daft Punk, Gwen Stefani, Kanye West, Kap G
Website pharrellwilliams.com
Williams has earned eleven Grammy Awards including two with the Neptunes. He currently owns a media venture that encompasses entertainment, music, fashion, and art called i am OTHER, a multimedia creative collective and record label that serves as an umbrella for all of Pharrell Williams' endeavors, including Billionaire Boys Club and Ice Cream apparel, Billionaire Girls Club, textile company Bionic Yarn and a dedicated YouTube channel launched in 2012. The channel was launched on May 12, 2012 as part of YouTube's $100 million original channel initiative.
Williams was born on April 5, 1973, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, the oldest of three sons of Pharaoh Williams, a handyman, and his wife Carolyn, a teacher. His roots extend for generations in Virginia and North Carolina, and one of his ancestors journeyed to West Africa in 1831, prompting other relatives to emigrate from America to Liberia in 1832. He met Chad Hugo in a seventh-grade summer band camp where Williams played the keyboards and drums and Hugo played tenor saxophone. They were also both members of a marching band; Williams played the snare drum while Hugo was drum major. Williams attended Princess Anne High School where he played in the school band; there he got the name Skateboard P.
Williams married his longtime girlfriend, model/designer Helen Lasichanh, on October 12, 2013. They have a son, Rocket Williams, born in November 2008. The Despicable Me song "Rocket's Theme" was written in honor of his son.
In an interview for the magazine GQ Style (Autumn/Winter 2013), Williams described his religious views: "On paper I'm a Christian, but really I'm a Universalist." With regard to "those who have concluded that God simply doesn’t exist", Pharrell Williams has stated: "It’s so incredibly arrogant and pompous. It’s amazing that there are people who really believe that".
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