After being featured in Gillette‘s latest men’s razor commercial, Andre 3000 has been slowly but surely moving back into the music spotlight. GQ.com had a chance to sit down with the rapper/actor and chat it up about his clothing line, the possibility of an Outkast reunion and his own future plans as a solo artist. Read up on what he had to say below.
ON RESURRECTION CLOTHING LINE, BENJAMIN BIXBY:
Yes! But it will just be named Bixby this time. It’s going to be real exciting, I can’t say too much about it, but I can say this year and next year there’s going to be a lot of cool things coming from me fashion-wise. Bixby is one of them. Also musically, sound-wise, and fashion. You’ll see a lot of releases.ON OUTKAST REUNION & POSSIBLE ALBUM:
There’s been a lot of talk on the Internet about an OutKast album and I have to say that as of now, there are no plans for another OutKast album. There’s a lot of music on the horizon. I’ve been living off the excitement of new artists. I’ve been privileged to have these new artists kind of reach out and grab back and say, “Hey, Andre, we want you on this song.” So I’ve been taking those calls and for the last two years, I’ve been doing collaborations. Continue
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