Famous quote by Pharrell Williams

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

- Pharrell Williams

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This quote by Pharrell Williams speaks with the imaginative procedure of making music. He is recommending that the air is a canvas, and the chords that come through your fingers when playing the keyboard are the paint. This paints a vivid image of the innovative procedure of making music, and how it is a form of art. It is a pointer that music is a form of expression, and that the artist is the one who is producing the painting on the canvas of the air. It is a tip that music is a powerful form of communication, and that the artist is the one who is in control of the message they are sending out. It is a pointer that music is a type of self-expression, and that the artist is the one who is creating the painting on the canvas of the air. It is a pointer that music is a powerful form of communication, and that the artist is the one who is in control of the message they are sending out.

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USA Flag This quote is written / told by Pharrell Williams somewhere between April 5, 1973 and today. He/she was a famous Musician from USA. The author also have 12 other quotes.

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