Rick Rubin talks to Esquire…
RICK RUBIN: I was with this group of friends. We were having dinner at Mr. Chow’s in Beverly Hills. When we got there, you almost couldn’t get in the door because there were so many paparazzi outside — so many that there were fire trucks out there, you know, trying to manage the crowd. We’re sitting at dinner, and the red lights from the fire trucks are lighting up the whole restaurant. It felt like a scene from a war movie. It was insane. It was with these three other people. And we started trying to figure out who was creating this scene. We’d all been to Mr. Chow’s a lot of times, but we’d never seen anything like this … Finally, I got up from the table and I went to find out. And then I came back and I asked my friends, “Do you want me to tell you who it is, or do you want to try to guess?” And someone said, “Okay, let’s play twenty questions.” So the first question was, “Is this person famous for being a musical artist?” And I had to think about it. I didn’t know how to answer that question; I think she’s made music. She’s made albums. But is she famous for that? I don’t think so. So I decided the answer was no. And then someone asked, “Is this person famous for being a film star?” Hmm. I didn’t know how to answer that question, either. Yes, she’s been in films. But is that what she’s famous for? I didn’t think so, so I decided that answer was also no. And this went on for twenty questions. And the answers were all no. Everyone lost the game — no one could say who it was. Here we were in Mr. Chow’s, and literally, it was like World War III had broken out. And when I really thought about it, this person causing it wasn’t famous for anything that you could really put your finger on. It was an interesting comment on our society.”
Match your wits against Rick’s stumped friends, then take the jump.
If only the Man in Black was still alive so Rick could tell him about Britney’s baby oven.
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That picture just turned me gay.
best comment ever..
How often we fail to realize our good fortune in living in a country where happiness is more than a lack of tragedy.
So the first question was, “Is this person famous for being a musical artist?”
Umm… isn’t the answer to this “yes” anyway? I can see why it would have been hard to guess. Or does the answer turn on the defintion of “artist”?
I say Rick Rubin cheated.
fatigues, american flags and a peace symbol. that’s the dumbest thing i’ve ever seen.
p.s. the only answer to rick rubin’s game would have been paris hilton.
According to Mr. Rubin’s train of thought, the answer would be Paris Hilton. Famous for absolutely no reason what so ever.
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best comment ever!
Yeah, I think Paris Hilton fits that questionnaire better, but Jessica Simpson is sort of a useless celebrity anyhow.
The 21st Century: Where people are famous simply because they’re kinda hot!
it looks like someone photo-shopped a picture of britney and j.simps. i honestly couldn’t tell. either way, blah.
so does stereogum now just write about anytime some jackass namedrops another jackass? brilliant.
“‘best comment ever..’
“best comment ever!”
best comment ever?
That was dull. Omigod! You mean Jessica Simpson might be overexposed? Shocker! Isn’t he a little behind Forbes here?
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And he also got the answer wrong, as other people suggested. The true answer is Paris Hilton.
I know it’s kind of pointless to defend Jessica Simpson here, but she was known (at least to teenage girls) for being a singer pre-Newlyweds. I mean, I’m pretty sure I slow danced to “I’m Gonna Love You Forever” at my prom.
And, yeah, I guessed Paris, too.
In the words of Ms. Hilton herself:
“Stars are blind”
Rick Rubin is never wrong y’all.
um, didn’t rick rubin produce a song on justin’s latest album? i’m sensing some snark for snark’s sake. and that pic is just bizarre.
he’s just pissed because the camera weren’t there for him…
aand also because they wouldn’t let him roast a goat in the restaurant.
Yeah I’m sure he didn’t know that Jessica Simpson was a recording artist. Because he got where he is by being ignorant of the industry around him.