Drake Writes A Classy Apology To Rolling Stone Magazine
This is why we will forever be Team Drake.
It’s admirable that he handles a lot of media situations that are blown out of proportion with class, and can admit when he is wrong. **Takes notes**
Yesterday, the Young Money rapper made headlines when he tweeted that he was done with magazine interviews after he felt a few statements he made about the Yeezus album in the latest issue of Rolling Stone Magazine were taken out of context. He also expressed his disappointment in the magazine for promising him the cover, just to replace him with actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who passed on February 2. He apparently felt as though the magazine tricked him into doing an interview, under the conditions that it was a cover story, just to run it as a feature.
Originally, Drake tweeted in response:
I never commented on Yeezus for my interview portion of Rolling Stone. They also took my cover from me last minute and ran the issue. I’m disgusted with that. RIP to Phillip Seymour Hoffman. All respect due. But the press is evil. I’m done doing interviews for magazines. I just want to give my music to the people. That’s the only way my message gets across accurately.
Those tweets were eventually deleted and today he posted a classy letter titled ‘Tough Day At The Office’ explaining exactly why he was upset to begin with, while issuing an apology to everyone who took his comments the wrong way.
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
It seems like nowadays, more than ever, artists are feeling as though they have to apologize for their actions or a choice they made that wasn’t favorable. It happens all of the time and it’s a huge lesson that life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it.
By next week, everyone will be talking about something else.
P.S. Last year, Kanye was supposed to cover Rolling Stone around the time his album Yeezus dropped but the interview fell through because he didn’t want to talk about his daughter. They replaced him with the boston bomber, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
Source: NecoleBitchie
