André 3000 doesn’t remember when he last collaborated with Big Boi in the studio – but he acknowledges it has been a long time.
The mysterious musician confided in The Hollywood Reporter during a fresh interview released on Monday (December 16), where he was prompted to identify the last face-to-face session he had with his OutKast collaborator, but he just couldn’t recall it.
“Honestly, I have no idea.” “Who can say?” he remarked. “Perhaps [our 2000 album] Stankonia, [perhaps our 2003 double album] Speakerboxxx.” Somewhere in that vicinity. Even Speakerboxxx/The Love Below consisted of two distinct albums that we combined at the last moment to form Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, so I can’t recall the last time, but it was many, many years ago.
Last week, Rolling Stone inquired of André 3000 regarding the chances of a new album from the legendary duo or at the very least, a new tour.
“I’d say around 10 or 15 years ago, I believed an OutKast album would come about,” he mentioned. “I’m uncertain about the future, but I can state that we are farther from it than we’ve ever been.” I believe it’s related to chemistry. We need to have the desire to do it. I find it challenging to create a rap, honestly, you know? At times, I subscribe to the idea of ‘Let things unfold as they will.’
“It was a wonderful period in life, and our chemistry was at a level that was irrefutable.” I believe the audience often thinks that things must endure indefinitely, but I don’t share that view. Any type of artistic expression, I believe that’s likely the contrary. It likely shouldn’t endure indefinitely. It’s not akin to a product. Ultimately, we did deliver a product, but what defined that product was a specific period in our lives.
He went on to say: “It’s not as if we’re Coca-Cola, where there’s a formula you can simply activate and it will occur. I believe the audience shares that sentiment. However, the audience is never aware of the efforts required to produce what they receive. “I can’t hold that against them.”
Regarding the possibility of a farewell tour, Dre stated, “No, I don’t think so.” We took a tour in 2014. I realized when I turned about 25 that there would come a time when I wouldn’t want to perform those songs onstage. They needed a specific energy. To be truthful, I’m not particularly fond of reflecting on the past. I simply am not. I appreciate all that has occurred, yet it was a moment. In my opinion, that’s precisely what it is. “It was an amazing time, and I wish you all could have been there.”
