Rapper and musician Pharrell Williams will be releasing a book this fall titled 'Pharrell: Places and Spaces I've Been,' which will feature conversations between Pharrell and notable celebrities who have inspired him at one point or another. The book will be published by Rizzoli, which revealed the title and book art in its release catalog.
The coffee table book will have multiple colored cover options, and pictures the top half of Pharrell's head peaking up from the bottom of the cover. Pharrell's star-studded list of friends included in the book ranges from Kanye West and Jay-Z to Anna Wintour and Buzz Aldrin.
The pop culture-centric coffee table book is to be released in October 2012 and will contain images that detail the iconic musician's career so far.
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