Drake talks about how he is about to release one of his biggest albums since "Thank Me Later" "Take Care". He also talks about how the is the biggest moment in his career. This is an Q&A interview.
GQ: You announced the title of this album, Take Care, with us
back in December. What
does it mean?
Drake: No one has actually asked me that yet. I
came up with the name when I was on a bus in Birmingham, England, going to a
show. "Take Care" is this thing we use in passing conversation to dismiss
bullshit like, "Oh, you couldn't make it on time? Oh, take care, take care."
We've always used that and then I really took so much care making this album. I
knew I was going to go home and take longer than six months, I knew that I was
literally going to take care of making this project and be attentive, be clear,
be immersed in it. "Take Care" worked.
GQ: You seem more excited releasing Take Care than you were with
Thank Me Later. Do you have any regrets with your last
album?
Drake: No, I never regret. It did amazing things for my
career and as a sonic composition, I'm still proud of it. It was just very weird
to make an album, for sale, in four months on a tour bus. It wasn't So Far
Gone. So Far Gone was my first album, so I felt like it was unfair to
me. Like damn, I just made So Far Gone. Now I have to come right back out
with another piece.
GQ: And that is what people were going to call your first
album.
Drake: Right! This is what people are going to call my
first album when really [So Far Gone] was my first album. I shouldn't
have to rush this because I just gave you a body of work. Give me a minute. So I
made Thank Me Later and it did great for me but you're right, I was
immediately on to my next one.
GQ: So what's different now?
Drake: I'm going to make this a
moment for myself. I followed through on my vision...even the songs that are out
now like "Trust Issues"and "Club Paradise," "Free Spirit," "Headlines,"
"Make Me Proud," "Marvins Room," "The Motto," I'm all very proud of. That's an
album in and of itself and I have nineteen more songs to give you on November
15th.
GQ: So rank them, if you will, best to worst: So Far Gone, Thank Me
Later, and Take Care...
Drake: It's hard for me to put
So Far Gone second because it's the first time anyone ever really paid
attention or heard me. But I'm going to be honest with you, Take Care,
then So Far Gone, then Thank Me Later...
GQ: Some of the features on this album are crazy. Wayne, Nicki, Rihanna,
some unknown guy named Andre 3000...
Drake: He murdered that shit!
He killed it and 40 switched the beat, it's nasty. I didn't get to see him
record, but speaking with him was great and we even spoke about projects beyond
"The Real Her."
GQ: You announced the title of this album, Take Care, with us
back in December. What
does it mean?
Drake: No one has actually asked me that yet. I
came up with the name when I was on a bus in Birmingham, England, going to a
show. "Take Care" is this thing we use in passing conversation to dismiss
bullshit like, "Oh, you couldn't make it on time? Oh, take care, take care."
We've always used that and then I really took so much care making this album. I
knew I was going to go home and take longer than six months, I knew that I was
literally going to take care of making this project and be attentive, be clear,
be immersed in it. "Take Care" worked.
GQ: You seem more excited releasing Take Care than you were with
Thank Me Later. Do you have any regrets with your last
album?
Drake: No, I never regret. It did amazing things for my
career and as a sonic composition, I'm still proud of it. It was just very weird
to make an album, for sale, in four months on a tour bus. It wasn't So Far
Gone. So Far Gone was my first album, so I felt like it was unfair to
me. Like damn, I just made So Far Gone. Now I have to come right back out
with another piece.
GQ: And that is what people were going to call your first
album.
Drake: Right! This is what people are going to call my
first album when really [So Far Gone] was my first album. I shouldn't
have to rush this because I just gave you a body of work. Give me a minute. So I
made Thank Me Later and it did great for me but you're right, I was
immediately on to my next one.
GQ: So what's different now?
Drake: I'm going to make this a
moment for myself. I followed through on my vision...even the songs that are out
now like "Trust Issues"and "Club Paradise," "Free Spirit," "Headlines,"
"Make Me Proud," "Marvins Room," "The Motto," I'm all very proud of. That's an
album in and of itself and I have nineteen more songs to give you on November
15th.
GQ: So rank them, if you will, best to worst: So Far Gone, Thank Me
Later, and Take Care...
Drake: It's hard for me to put
So Far Gone second because it's the first time anyone ever really paid
attention or heard me. But I'm going to be honest with you, Take Care,
then So Far Gone, then Thank Me Later...
GQ: Some of the features on this album are crazy. Wayne, Nicki, Rihanna,
some unknown guy named Andre 3000...
Drake: He murdered that shit!
He killed it and 40 switched the beat, it's nasty. I didn't get to see him
record, but speaking with him was great and we even spoke about projects beyond
"The Real Her."