Andre 3000 may be throwing in the towel.
During a recent interview with the New York Times, the OutKast rapper revealed he has no intentions of devoting his entire career to rap.
"I remember, at like 25, saying, "I don't want to be a 40-year-old rapper." I'm 39 now, and I'm still standing by that. I'm such a fan that I don't want to infiltrate it with old blood," he told the paper.
Prior to the OutKast reunion, 3 Stacks took a break from rapping to pursue a career in acting, which proved to be quite successful. In fact, he's gearing up for his starring role in the Jimi Hendrix biopic Jimi: All Is By My Side to be released next month.
He also revealed to the Times that he initially turned down the role.
"Man, I'm old. I have gray hair. Get some young unknown kid to play Hendrix." he said.
But the film's director John Ridley, who also wrote the screenplay for 12 Years of Slave, insisted and his 16-year-old son, Seven, approved so he finally took the role. The film hits theaters Sept. 26.
While chatting with the news outlet, Andre 3000 opened up about the Coachella performance that left many fans disappointed.
"My head wasn't there. I kind of fluffed through rehearsals. A few hours before the Coachella show, I get a message that Prince and Paul McCartney are going to be there. My spirit is not right, and idols are standing side-stage, so as the show started, I'm bummed. This is horrible. In my mind I was already gone to my hotel room halfway through. So Prince called a couple days after. It was my first time actually talking to Prince. He said: "When you come back, people want to be wowed. And what's the best way to wow people? Just give them the hits."
Read more of Andre 3000's interview here.
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