“We push each other. I look at me and Justin like Prince and Michael Jackson in their day.” – Braggadocio-meister Kanye West calls Justin Timberlake his inspiration and his only competition in the new issue of XXL. Noticeably absent is any mention of dunderhead rapper 50 Cent. [AP]
“Of course I’ll outsell [Kanye West].” 50 Cent says with absolute certainty that Kanye West will be a non first-week-sales threat then backpeddles with excuses for why he might not outsell him: one of them being his rhymes are just too complex for feeble-minded U.S. record buyers. [Vulture]
“I’m very patient. I haven’t worked in six months.” “The Hottest State” star Catalina Sandino Moreno avoids Latin typecasting by just saying no to work. However she will play Che Guevara’s wife in the upcoming Steven Soderberg biopic, “Che.” [NYMag]
“Believe it or not, Daryl Hall is an indie rocker.” Pitchfork writer Chris Dahlen acknowledges the existence of Hall & Oats, because they too love that independent rock music that has changed our lives so much for the better. [Pitchfork]
“Finally the pilot is together with the series. The picture looks clean with good color correction. The sound is really good.” Riveting. David Lynch says, go buy my Twin Peaks – The Definitive Gold Box Edition.