Publisher's Synopsis
Pharrell Williams tells the story of the global megastar, including details of his prolific and varied collaborations with the best-known musicians of the 21st century. It charts his extraordinary life, from his pre-fame days to becoming pop's most sought-after and inventive pioneer,
In 2003, Pharrell Williams was responsible for, by performing or producing, 43% of all the music played on radio across the USA, and 20% in the UK. His prolific and varied collaborations with scores of the best-known musicians of the twenty-first century have earned Pharrell millions of radio plays, as well as album sales, songwriter credits and dollars. In 2013-14 alone, Pharrell enjoyed two million-selling singles (in the same month, unbelievably), for the tracks 'Get Lucky' and 'Happy' - the latter earning an Oscar nomination for Best Song. Since 2001, Pharrell has established himself as a respected, and ambitious, musician, composer, fashion designer, businessman, charity-owner and 'universalist', whose star is showing no signs of falling back down to earth.
