Me and M.I.A.

I have been a little in love with M.I.A. for a long time. About 18 months ago I had the opportunity to work with her. Well, not really. Rather, I took a bunch of vocal samples of her talking from like a 100 different interviews, chopped them up, and put them in my music. I just love her voice, and wanted her to work with me. And she would never return my calls. At first, I made her say flattering things about me and my music, but then I edited the samples and toned it down a bit. Don’t wanna be arrogant or anything. Yeah, she could sue me. But I am not selling this stuff, and no one is mistaking it for authentic M.I.A. work, so I’m thinking this is fair use. Check it.

Colin Love – The Future (featuring M.I.A.)

(Dear M.I.A.-if you ever read this: I love you! Can we meet someday? Will you sign my chest with sharpie? Oh, the “music.” Yes, if you’re asking me to take if off the internet, I will do so immediately. Just say the word. I’m waiting.)

Turning the knob back a couple rotations-here’s some background info on M.I.A. She is the Sri Lankan daughter of a rebel Tamil Tiger fighter. She moved to London as a teenager. Her first media passion was video, but a few years ago she turned to audio and started sampling sounds on the street in India and all kinds of crazy places. She brought the sounds back to the studio and produced an extremely innovative album called Kala that turned into a major hit. I am sure you heard Paper Planes on the radio. She’s completely anti-establishment and a bit of an intellectual, and it seemed to take her a little time to get used to the idea of being an international rockstar. Nevertheless, she seems to have gotten used to the idea. Last year she performed pregnant a lot (something we don’t see often), and later gave birth to a baby boy named Ikhyd. The Dad is an uber-rich Canadian Seagram’s heir. Anyway, M.I.A. recently released a new single called “There’s Space for Ol Dat I See.” It’s low-key, but it’s pretty badass, and it sort of makes you feeling like you’re floating.