Pharrell Williams Quotes

That which makes you different is actually the thing that makes you special.

Everything that we experience every day leaves a long-lasting impression.

I learn a lot from my experiences and collaborations. Most of my collaborations are meant for me to learn.

I like anything sweet.

Stay loyal to your creativity because it's a gift.

Iconic artists are never straight ahead. Michael Jackson loved Elvis and Burt Bacharach, and uniquely blended both of them into what he did.

Sometimes when you're listening to a neuroscientist, they have a tendency to use a particular type of jargon that works in their world perfectly but that would lose the average layman.

Life is a carousel. It goes up and down. All U gotta do is just stay on.

Right now, musically I'm inspired by everyday people.

Every piece of technology, every piece of art, basically everything manmade comes from an idea.

My style hero was Batman. Now it's Tony Stark.

That's what music should be like all the time. No stress, moving things forward, inspiring the youth, and doing it with style and vigor.

You ain't heard that we swallow guys?

I'm always consciously trying to make what I feel is missing.

You are one of one. None before and none to come. That what makes you different, makes you beautiful.

There's an older generation that feels like they know what the future should be. And then there's your generation that may have an idea of what the future should be, but that could evolve.

Women think about things in a holistic way that's not just so individual. And I'm saying the thing is, is if we had somebody looking after our country that thought about things as a whole, I just feel like it just would be different.

I only entertain very close friends.

Lyrically, I could be so much sharper. Melodically, I could be so much stickier. Musically, I could have so much more texture. So I'm constantly doing that, trying to find new ways to mix things up.

"Happy" feels good... I just like when stuff feels good.

You sort of have to become what you're wearing.

I prefer a woman's way of dealing with things.

When creative individuals are given a stage, they have the power to advance humanity

Music is what I love to do. Music, fashion, a couple of chairs, I'm cool, I'm grateful.

Wealth is of the heart and mind, not the pocket

I've never seen myself as an artist. So when that happened it was like a whole other crazy thing.

I try not to cry, in general. The experience of crying is so emotional and uncomfortable for me that I don't like to go there.

For every individual who gets killed, someone should build a school or teach a child. We really need to balance things with positivity.

The new Black doesn't blame other races for our issues.

It's cool that you hear something, but what did you feel and what was your tactile and kinesthetic response to it? Those songs and creative sessions mean the most.

You treat the air as a canvas and the paint is the chords that come through your fingers, out of the keyboard.

First thing I do [in the morning] is thank the master. I thank God every day.

My ideal travel companions are my family.

When you're dancing, you're dancing for people to see.

I stay grounded because everyone around me floats

That's sort of what I try to do with music: to harness whatever energy is already there and see where that momentum takes me. Sometimes you're spinning that oncoming momentum in a different direction, or sometimes you're coercing it to consider itself, or sometimes you're holding it up to a mirror. But I don't really like to interrupt and come in and destroy everything and start all over. I'm not that kind of guy.

I just do what I do. It's not something that should be revered as something that's great.

Stars don't sit still, they twinkle

As much as we think we are as artists, we think, oh, you know, we're going to do this, we're going to do that, and really at the end of the day it's the fans that make that determination. Because if they don't buy it, stream it, share it or talk about it, then you're just a crazy person with an idea.

Whatever you want to do is more than possible. It’s what you haven’t dreamt of yet that will blow your mind

There are no mistakes or accidents. The present is malleable. Influence the odds. Free will is your pen, write your life.

You get used to it when you feel like you're an artist.

Whenever I think of the memories of you by my side, it leaves a smile on my lips and gives me the hope of the love that we will have again when you will return. That is why I don't mind staying apart like this.

It can't be all you. Just like you need air to fly a kite. It's not the kite. It's the air.

You learn from experiences, and I suppose that's where I color most of my music, from experiences.

Happiness is not about the trophy, or the finish line. It's the journey. If you enjoy your journey, you can enjoy your life

I think minimalism is something I just got attracted to just in general because I like the empty space, if you think about it, like there's a lot of empty space. So there are sounds there, there are chords, like coordinates, to sort of tell you where the emotion is going, but then it leaves so much room for the voice to do other things.

Creative people are often considered crazy but I believe crazy can be a good thing.