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Yeah, boy, consider this a glory day.
(Miley Cyrusgot the trifecta.)
Yes, he brought gifts, and the duo had plenty to discuss when the cameras turned off.
When it comes down to this music shit, Flav explains, Im all over the place.
Ive always been a big fan of Bruce Springsteen.
That man is a legend.
Hes paved the way for a lot of people in music today.
Cmon, thats the Boss.
He paved the way for me by being one incredible musician.
Im still kind of starstruck from meeting him.
Being aware of and possessing this effusive energy has always been a part of your artistic process.
I dont care how old you are.
If the music is right, Im going to support it and the whole nine yards.
I spread it out.
Music is a universal language and for everyone that likes it.
I like opera music.
I love old Italian mob music.
I listen to music that a lot of people wouldnt listen to today.
Im really enjoying the younger crowd.
Its interesting to me to learn about how young people accept music.
Thats why Im so much into Taylor Swift.
Cmon, Im 65 years old.
I know its far beyond my generation.
These people are babies.
I dont know one rap icon Swiftie that Taylor Swift has.
I dont think she has many.
If she does, will they c’mon step up?
Because I feel Im the only one.
When it comes down to the writing, she keeps it real.
Thats what I like about her music.
A lot of people havecruel summers.
Everybodys summers arent always going to be the best.
Word up, man.
Im like,Thats cute, the Swifties are hooking me up!
They love their boy!
What Im hearing is theres no time limit for being a hype man.Theres no time limit for it.
The only limit that you have is the limit that you set for yourself, and thats it.
I havent set any limits for myself.
When you met Bruce, you commended him for the years of good music and leadership.
Hes led that band for so many years without missing a step.
But he also has a lot of fans who follow him.
When you have people who follow you, that makes you a leader.
As a fan, he led me along the way for years.
I really meant every letter of each word that I said.
But when he did Dancing in the Dark, I was jumping up and down for the entire song.
I had a ball.
I was like,Look at me, Bruce!
I took my family out to dinner and then we packed it in.
Thats got to be@FlavorFlavgoing bonkers at the Bruce Springsteen show in Las Vegas, right??
Do you know the one Im talking about?No, I sure dont.
Man, am I honored to hear that.
I was just honored to see this man and he knew who I was.
When I met him, I thought,Bruce Springsteen knows who I am?
Wow, this is crazy.
This is big.Can you tell me more?
Hearing you saying that coming from him?
Thats crazy right there.
What a very good feeling.
Back in the day, there was a peddler in New Yorknamed Amadou Diallo.
He got killed by the police, and they let the police off.
The police shot at this man 41 times, but only 19 of the bullets hit him.
Once that happened, I wrote a song for Public Enemy called 41:19.
His song just blew up like a phenomenon.
I told him,Yeah, thats great, but mine was first, man.
I had the first 41 shots song out.But his went more viral, because its fucking Bruce Springsteen.
Thats the fucking Boss.
You know whatever he puts out is gonna go viral.
Did you run in the occasional social circle?No, absolutely not.
Ive just been a big fan of Bruce.
I dont know how the rest of Public Enemy feels about him.
I thought it would be good to give Bruce and Steven a desk clock signed by me.
Little black clocks to put on their desks.
They really appreciated the gift, and I was honored they accepted it.
They didnt know I had those clocks for them.
I wouldve done triple somersaults in the air meeting Chick Corea.
I got to meet a lot of my jazz greats.
Quincy Jones is one of them.
