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Trivia section

the Trivia section should not feature anything that is already in the main body of the article, or already in the trivia setcion elsewhere
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The information should be significant; it should be kept as brief as possible, featuring only those most interesting and/or unique elements.

Production year

His first production was in 1994. before that (ie 1992) he only (once or twice) wrote songs, or featured as backing vocals. see The Neptunes discography.

Pharrell worked with...

He has worked with a LOT of people. all of them cannot be stated in this article- thats what The Neptunes Discography is for. again, if it is something significant/unique, then it may fit in the article (eg, artists he got a #1 with)

keys etc

"microKORG, synthesizer" these intruments are not significantly different enough from "keyboards." It's like saying he plays "guitar and electric guitar."

Pharrell is not a guitar player. Neither he nor Chad could play guitar before "fly or die" so Chad, not Pharrell, spent a year learning so that 1 of them could actually play guitar for that album. He has said so in interviews. So it shouldn't say "he plays guitar". Is not a guitarist.

Enzo Ferrari

It says he owns 1 of the 399 enzos, but aren't there 400 enzos that were created? Where did 399 come from? Thanks for answering!!! --Theelectricchild 01:16, 29 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

399 were made, see Ferrari EnzÒ. they made 349 then 50 more apparently.

Voltron??

On australias video hits this morning, pharrell said that he is involved with a live action voltron remake in some way. does anyone know anything about this?? --Adam aka. Cho03 13:40, 30 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

seems u know about as much as anyone.

Preciouseyes I know Voltron will be out in a couple of years,however,I would like to know how I can be apart of the project. Holla Back Pharrell

ethnicity

I heard that Pharrell is part asian...I'd believe it because he looks it. I'm just curious to know how and if it is true.

plagiarism?

wasnt he accused of such things back in 02-03? the bio does need some work. its all peaches and cream... — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mindonfire (talk • contribs)

if u can find any citation of that, it could be added, i can't remember hearing of anything about that. Bungalowbill 05:15, 25 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

To Do:

Add info on "Surrounded By Idiots" to biog - group featuring Pharrell and Timbaland [1] [2]
Get a copyright-free image of him..

An undue credit

Pharrell is not a guitar player. Neither he nor Chad could play guitar before "fly or die" so Chad, not Pharrell, spent a year learning so that 1 of them could actually play guitar for that album. He has said so in interviews. So it shouldn't say "he plays guitar". The most he would have done with a guitar is hit some odd simple notes and record them over his music, in a way that anyone without any ability or knowledge of the guitar could. Is not a guitarist.

Falsetto

I added Pharrell to the "Falsettos" catagory, because he does, indeed, sing using the falsetto technique.

Image

C'mon people, is this the best lead image we can find? --Jeffrey O. Gustafson - Shazaam! - <*> 21:18, 12 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yes, it is pretty bad for Wikipedia to use this photo and addition it could be a copyright violation. Prior to that image, Wikipedia used this Image:Pharrell.jpg. It has 7 more days until it gets deleted. It is either that or find an image that is copyright friendly to use. --J. Nguyen 03:00, 13 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed, that is a shocking photo. Anyone going to replace it? --Gavinio 12:29, 21 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Awards & achievements

I've created a new 'Awards and achivements' section with 5 tables (Grammy awards, Vibe awards, BMI Urban Music awards, Billboard awards, & Source awards). If the list gets too long, I propose possibly starting a new article titled 'List of Pharrell Williams awards'. Spellcast 10:58, 25 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Brooklyn Machine Works

He's an owner/part of owner of New York-based bike company Brooklyn Machine Works. if I could find a reliable source, I would add that, but I can't. so someone should consider putting that in

Love Life

This section on rumors/speculation/gossip deleted as it doesn't meet 'Wikipedia:Bio of living persons' policy. Relationships should be cited with a reliable source! There's nothing wrong with adding relationships here, but if this keeps being treated like a tabloid mag, it has to go. Spellcast 13:46, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Trivia

One point said "On the ABC show 'Nightline' Pharrell said, 'I could always visualize what I was hearing' and 'It was always like weird colors,' suggesting he may have synesthesia." This should be deleted because 1) "Wikipedia is not a dumping ground for speculation" as set in the Trivia Guidelines [3] and 2) Users adding their own original ideas or arguments without a source goes against the 'No Original Research' policy. [4] Although it sounds interesting, personal theories shouldn't be published here unless cited. Spellcast 19:33, 16 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

NERD

it should include,,

No one. Ever. Really. Dies. And the meaning to which that came from

pharrell does not equal the neptunes

most of this article is written about the production duo the neptunes.. yes pharrell is the frontman for PR, and the only one to rap/talk on neptunes produced singles.. but how much Chad does and how all that works out i don't know.. i get the impression its all (mostly) pharrell but thats probably wrong? anyway.. officially at least its 'the neptunes' not 'pharrell'.. so most of the content should be moved to the neptunes article rather than here?.Bungalowbill 15:20, 25 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Yea as relevant as it would be to keep the info on Pharrell himself, it's kinda hard to write about a lot of the music production without also mentioning The Neptunes, unless someone can show otherwise. Spellcast 21:53, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

photo

need more polished photo, perhaps a mag cover.---

I agree....this photo isn't very good.... Duder999 (talk) 20:39, 6 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Swagger International

does this song exist? on an album or what? it's nowhere to be found here

Nerdcore?

How is Mr. Williams nerdcore? I've heard a few of his songs, and none of them seem nerdcore at all (to me, at least). I only noticed that because this page is linked to from nerdcore. Hoping someone can clear this up for me. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.13.93.129 (talk) 22:11, 8 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

When?

"He most recently[when? — see talk page] wrote and produced 'Why Should I Be Sad'... "

"most recently" is certainly unclear. Is this still "most" recently? How can anyone tell?

Mdbrownmsw (talk) 05:16, 25 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Is that really his age?

The article states that Pharell is 34, is this true? he doesnt looks 34, he doesnt even looks 24 Thanks for answering — Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.166.46.38 (talk • contribs) 02:13, December 30, 2007 (UTC)

Jadgz Self Aggrandizement

Some rapper named Jagdz or something to that effect posted what is basically a press release inside of this wikipedia article. I've deleted it. Furthermore, the tone of the paragraph was out of place, constantly referring to "game" and other jargon.

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 == Is that really his age? ==
 The article states that Pharell is 34, is this true? he doesnt looks 34, he doesnt even looks 24 Thanks for answering {{unsigned|201.166.46.38|02:13, December 30, 2007}}
+== Jadgz Self Aggrandizement ==
+Some rapper named Jagdz or something to that effect posted what is basically a press release inside of this wikipedia article. I've deleted it. Furthermore, the tone of the paragraph was out of place, constantly referring to "game" and other jargon.