Coldplay: "We’ll Try and Copy Anyone"
Whoops.
Just as his band is accused of ripping off someone else’s song, Coldplay’s Chris Martin says in an interview that he and his bandmates are “the world’s worstbut most enthusiasticplagiarists. We’ll try and copy anyone.”
Now, we’re pretty sure Martin was just being self-deprecating as he and a bandmate discussed trying to write a song like Blur’s “Sing” (which is a great song). The point seems to be that great music inspires them and fuels their own creativity.
We’re guessing heand the band’s lawyersare probably wishing he’d said just that instead.
Get the rest of the quote after the jump.
Martin says:
“We’re one of the world’s worstbut most enthusiasticplagiarists as a band. We’ll try and copy anything but tend to fail, so we come up with something…that sounds like usonly through trying to sound like somebody else.”
Kim Kardashian, Hilary Swank Hit Hennessy Party
Kim Kardashian, Hilary Swank Hit Hennessy Party
Kim Kardashian and Hilary Swank were among the attendees at Paramount Studios on Wednesday night for the Hennessy Artistry Finale.
According to reports, “The event was the culmination of their world-wide tour of mixing music, style and liquor. Punk rock posterkids Fall Out Boy headlined, with help from Pharrell Williams, and a slew of DJs.”
Besides great music, the party itself was first class through and through. Costing over a million dollars, press on the scene tell: “No expense was spared to transform Paramount’s Studio 18 into the four corners of the globe, London, Paris, Shanghai and Miami—each with it’s own signature cocktail and costumed servers.”
“It’s all about individuality and blending different kinds of style”, Pharrell told the crowd in keeping with the night’s Global Mixing theme. Meanwhile Fall Out Boy’s Pete Wentz was less proper when he welcomed the crowd with: “We usually don’t play at this kind of thing, but Hennessy gave us a ****-load of money”.
Jay-Z Jams Out
Jay-Z Jams Out
Def Jam Records got some unexpected news for Christmas - their president, Jay-Z, announced that he will be stepping down effective January 1st, 2008.
Though he’s only been the head cheese for two years, the “99 Problems” rapper has done some amazing things for the label. Besides signing Rihanna and Ne-Yo (both multi-platinum acts), the HOVA has released his own #1 album, as well as one for Kanye West.
Even though he will be through working on the administrative end of things for Def Jam, Jay will still record under the label’s Rock-a-Fella subsidiary. LA Reid, the label’s chairman and CEO, told press, “While he will continue to be one of our signature artists, he will nonetheless be missed in this executive capacity.”
Jay says that he feels confident that he is leaving Def Jam in a better place than when he found it. “As a person who is optimistic about hip-hop, I look at albums like American Gangster and Kanye West’s Graduation as albums that people can emulate, because they were made with nothing but the highest of integrity and passion about putting your all into the music. People tend to emulate success, so hopefully they’ll emulate the blueprint of those albums, and we’ll have some great music.”
Amanda Bynes’ Hairspray Week
Amanda Bynes’ Hairspray Week
One of the perks of being a movie star is getting gifts just for being who you are. And Amanda Bynes (along with her puppy) enjoyed the fringe benefits of her success yesterday at the 2008 World Experience DPA Gift Lounge, along with some of her Hairspray cast mates.
And speaking of Hairspray, the “She’s the Man” actress delighted her fans earlier this week at the Palm Springs International Film Festival during a free outdoor screening of the film.
According to Bynes, it was the movie’s values that drew her in. “The reason I wanted to be in this movie so badly is because it has such a great message to send to kids. It’s a wonderful movie that families can watch together. It’s a movie about accepting yourself and accepting others for their differences and it’s just got great music. I feel very lucky to be in it.”
And the “What a Girl Wants” hottie confessed that working with the amazing cast of the John Waters remake was a bit overwhelming. “I was lucky to be in this ensemble. To be with Queen Latifah and Christopher Walken, Michelle Pfeiffer, Allison Janney and John Travolta, I look up to all those actors. So I got to learn a lot and I got to work with Adam Shankman, who is such a talented, amazing director. I felt so blessed.”
As for the writers strike, Amanda is trying to look on the bright side of things. “The strike is affecting me. I had a few projects in the works and they were sort of stopped dead in their tracks. But I’ve taken it as a time to play with my puppy and just relax because once it is over, I think everything is going to come back strong. I hope!”