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Pharrell Williams the idiot, it turns out, is the ironic creation of Pharrell Williams the geek. "I'm no rapper," he says sheepishly. "I'm, like, a suburban kid." Ever since Williams, 30, and Hugo met in seventh grade at a school for gifted children in Virginia Beach, Va., they have been masking their insecurities beneath the brashness of hip-hop. The key to their success is that while fantasizing about being tougher than leather, they never forgot that they were softer than puppies. "A lot of people get caught up with making music into their identity," says Williams...
...Hugo, producing is enough of a challenge. At 29, he is married with two kids and prefers handling the Neptunes' daily business at the band's Virginia Beach recording studio. "I don't mind being the one surrounded by tapes and buttons," he says. (It is Hugo who usually puts together the melodic skeleton of a song, while Williams works on the beats and lyrics with the artist.) "I'll put it to you this way: if we were a rock band--like Van Halen--I'd be Eddie Van Halen, the guy who just gets transported by practicing guitar...
...supposed to be the party to end all parties, on Thailand's premier party isle; a riot of noise and color that would banish the specters of terrorism and SARS and celebrate Koh Samui's transformation from druggy refuge to haven of good, clean family fun. The Beach author Alex Garland was out, floral garlands were in?if you bought the hype...
...more stylish Koh Samui is emerging from the bars and backpacks, then its avatar is undoubtedly Zico's, tel: (66 77) 230 500, a multilevel Brazilian bar and grill on Chaweng beach. Skewers of meat are carved straight to your plate, and in full swing it's a carnivorous orgy, with devastating desserts thrown in. Meanwhile, those who think meat is murder can head for the mezzanine and Koh Samui's coolest bar. If there's room, of course...
...through all the usual palaver about "heaven on earth," powdery sand and endless turquoise seas, and you'll find a font of valuable information on everything from hotel prices and tourist activities to real estate investment tips. Hot Links (samuicam.com) Bon Voyeur Offers real-time pictures of popular Chaweng beach via Thailand's first "steaming cam." We're not sure if that's a typo or a natural side effect of Samui's hot bodies, but you can check out the weather and the eye candy between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., Thailand time. Reach For The Spas (faraway.co.th/ko_samui_island_spa.htm)...