Andre 3000 and Big Boi of Outkast perform onstage at 2016 ONE Musicfest at Lakewood Amphitheatre on September 10, 2016 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Andre 3000 on a New OutKast Album: “We’re further away from it than we’ve ever been”
“We have to be wanting to do it,” Andre 3000 said about recording new music with Big Boi.
It seems as though any new OutKast music may never happen.
In an extensive interview with Rolling Stone, Andre 3000 was asked what his mindset on new OutKast music is now.
“I’ll say maybe 10, 15 years ago, in my mind, I thought an OutKast album would happen,” the New Blue Sun artist said. “I don’t know the future, but I can say that we’re further away from it than we’ve ever been. I think it’s a chemistry thing. We have to be wanting to do it. It’s hard for me to make a rap, period, you know? And sometimes I’m in the belief of, “Let things be.”“It was a great time in life, and our chemistry was at a certain place that was undeniable. And I think the audience sometimes believes that something has to last forever, and I don’t think that,” he continued. “Any kind of art form, I think that’s probably the opposite. It probably should not last forever. It’s not like a product. In the end, we did give a product, but what made that product was a certain time in both of our lives.”
“It’s not like we’re Coca-Cola, where it’s this formula that you can always press a button and it’ll happen,” he added. “I think the audience feels that way. But the audience never knows what it takes to make what they’re getting. I can’t blame them for that.”
The Love Below musician also dismissed the idea of a farewell tour, saying, “We did a tour in 2014. And I knew when I was, like, 25, that at a certain age I wouldn’t want to be onstage doing those songs. They required a certain energy.”
“Honestly, I’m not a big fan of looking back. I’m just not,” he added. “I’m grateful for everything that’s happened, but it was a time. To me, that’s what it is. That was a great time, and I wish y’all were there.”
The last album Andre and fellow OutKast member Big Boi released together was 2006’s Idlewild. Since then, they’ve continued their musical pursuits as solo artists, although they did reunite in 2014 for a tour.From Your Site Articles
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