Foxx Talks About ‘Blame It’ Video, New CD
Barack Obama’s inauguration was clearly an important day for many people — including Jamie Foxx.
The actor-musician-comedian says it was during the president’s inauguration festivities when he asked fellow Oscar-winners Ron Howard and Forest Whitaker to join him for his latest music video, “Blame It.” Not only has the song become a No. 1 R&B smash, the video — which also stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Samuel L. Jackson, T-Pain and Quincy Jones — has created plenty of buzz.
Things are going so well for Foxx musically that he plans to take a break from movies to concentrate on his singing career. In a phone interview from Philadelphia — where the 41-year-old entertainer is wrapping up “Law Abiding Citizen” with Gerard Butler — Foxx talked about the music video, touring and doing comedy again.
AP: The “Blame It” video may have the biggest cameos in music video history. How’d you get the guys involved?
Foxx: I was actually at the inauguration and there was so much great energy and there was Ron Howard and I sat next to his mom. I actually sang for her at the inauguration, just singing, and she started to tear up and we just bonded and the whole family just bonded … so I was telling Mr. Howard, “Listen, how about you do a music video?” He’s like, “What?” (I said), “Do this music video. I got a song coming out, I think it’s going to be the song of the year and if you do it man, I would appreciate it.” And he said, “I’ll give you my number and call me.” I said I’m going to ask Forest Whitaker and let him know that you’re in, so I walked over and asked Forest and I asked Samuel and Samuel was like, “What! Want me to do what?” And I was like man it would be something fun. And then I called Jake Gyllenhaal who’s my friend, I said, “Man, please come down, Ron Howard’s going to be here.” He said, “Listen Jamie, you don’t have to lie to me, I’ll come down. You know I don’t come out and do things but I’ll do it for you.” Rap Sucks (interlude) F. Jamie Foxx
AP: So I guess Barack Obama deserves some credit for you guys coming together.
Foxx: Yeah, but I don’t want to put that on him. He got enough to deal with. I don’t want him saying, “Yeah, Jamie Foxx says I’m blaming it on the alcohol” (impersonating Barack Obama). Nah, I don’t want to do that. It a very, very way roundabout way.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:47 pm
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