Häromdagen läckte tidningen Rolling Stone citat från deras intervju med Drake i mars-numret. Kritiken mot Macklemore efter hans Kendrick Lamar-sms var inte det enda som skulle komma att bli omdiskuterat i sociala medier. Efter att ha ventilerat ord kring Kanye West samt valet av tidningen att lyfta nyligen avlidne skådespelaren Philip Seymour Hoffman till förstasidan blev kritiken massiv mot den Sverige-aktuella artisten.
Nu publicerar Drake ett öppet brev via sin OVO-blogg, läs nedan:
“With today being the 5th anniversary of So Far Gone I figured it’s fitting to return to it’s place of its origin in order to clear the air about an extremely emotional day. I completely support and agree with Rolling Stone replacing me on the cover with the legendary Phillip Seymour Hoffman. He is one of the most incredible actors of our time and a man that deserves to be immortalized by this publication. My frustration stemmed from the way it was executed. The circumstances at hand are completely justifiable (on the magazines behalf), but I was not able to salvage my story or my photos and that was devastating. They ran the issue without giving me a choice to be in it or not. I would have waited until it was my time because I understand the magnitude of the cover they chose but I just wasn’t given that option and that made me feel violated. I apologize to anybody who took my initial comments out of context because in no way would I ever want to offend the Hoffman family or see myself as bigger than that moment. I am still the same person. Today I was forced out of my character and felt the need to react swiftly. These days are the worst ones. Waking up after a great night in the studio and it’s your day to be picked apart. After dwelling on it for a few hours or days you will come to the conclusion that you brought it on yourself almost every time. So here I am having that moment. I once again apologize to everybody who took my cover comments the wrong way. I respect Rolling Stone for being willing to give a kid from Toronto a shot at the cover. I guess this is a day to learn and grow.Sincerely,
The Boy“
Intervjun i sin helhet går att läsa HÄR
Drake spelar även i Stockholm den 1:a mars – BILJETTER HÄR!
