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André 3000 Dropped a Piano Album to Go With His Piano Outfit
“The original title for it was ‘The Best Worst Rap Album In History.’”
The multi-hyphenate showed up on the blue carpet in custom Burberry in collaboration with his own menswear line, Benji Bixby, styled by none other than blond Law Roach, confirming his status as one of the most effortlessly cool people living and working right now. I would sometimes text them to my family and friends.” He recorded them all on an iPhone and a MacBook, and the melodies are inspired by a few of his favorite artists: “Thelonious Monk, McCoy Tyner, Philip Glass, Stephen Sondheim, Joni Mitchell and Vince Guaraldi.” The Guaraldi influence feels most apparent in these jazzy, sweet tracks. Like that album, 7 piano sketches has great titles such as “blueberry mansions” and “when you’re a ant and you wake up in an awesome mood, about to drive your son to school, only to discover that you left the lights on in the car last night so your battery is drained.” Totally.
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