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T-Pain calls new
album best ever
Boss Hogg
(AP)— T-Pain knows that what
ever he does, including his latest
album, "rEVOLVEr," which he calls
the best record he's ever done,
there will be people who will just
dismiss him as that Auto-Tune
guy.
It doesn't bother him though.
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While it may be a blow to his ego,
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he soothes the slams with his ever-
hearty laugh — and a glance at his
checkbook.
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"Say what you wanna say —
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I'm still rich," he said, chuckling
while sitting in his tour bus. "It's
not going to change anything."
Indeed, nothing seems to have
derailed the 27-year-old singer and T-Pain performs at last year’s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
producer and his hit-making magic
since he made his debut with the truth in his music.
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T-Pain: It’s a really different T-
songs like "I'm Sprung" and "I'm
AP: Have you ever considered Pain. It's a more confident T-Pain
N Luv (Wit a Stripper)" in 2005. not using Auto-Tune because of on the album, but I'm like scared.
Those songs started a platinum- all the criticism?
I don't know what to do. I don't
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T-Pain: No. It made me do it ................
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know how .......
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a"^' Can t Believe more.just to annoy the hell out of This album is really good, though
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and Good Life" wtth Kanye people (laughs). ... It made me
AP: If you were to go back and
W est,whtcheam edhim oneofhis realize that when I don't use it, look at any bad reviews, would
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two Grammy Awards.
people don't pay attention to them you agree with them?
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His reliance on Auto-Tune, the songs. I've got a song on every
T-Pain: No. No. That's just how
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vocal aide that gives a computer- album, two songs as a matter of I express myself. That's what mu-
lzed effect to his voice, became fact on every album without Auto- sic was created for- music was
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his signature sound. Its use grew Tune, and that's the song that created for people to express them-
so ubiquitous with other acts that nobody talks about. It's weird.
selves.
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it sparked a backlash. Jay-Z fa-
AP: How have you grown per-
mously declared "D.O.A. (Death forming in the spotlight, dealing
of Auto-Tune)," but it still thrives, with criticism?
In fact, T-Pain’s app that lets
T-Pain: Most of the blogs and
people add that effect to their voice stuff, it's just their opinion. I can
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is a popular one.
just go on Twitter and say, "Hey
H om e
Speaking last month on the guys, how did I do tonight?"
night of his final concert as the (Laughs.) That's what I look to, I
opening act for Chris Brown's look to the people who actually
"F.A.M .E." tour, T-Pain was came there for a concert, and not
weary as he waited for his moment somebody who came there look-
onstage. But through laughs, he ing for some bad stuff to say.
had enough energy to talk about
AP: Does this record represent
his latest album, his critics and a different T-Pain?
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