The revered MC also touches base on his social anxiety diagnosis, what he’s currently listening to and how his relationship with the bass clarinet materialised.

In May André 3000 sat down with acclaimed music producer Rick Rubin to chop it up over all things OutKast and thereafter for an episode of the latter’s Broken Record podcast.
Notably seldom seen, André’s conversation with Rubin – which was made available for streaming today – provides a telling insight in to the revered MC’s career as one half of the Grammy award-winning hip-hop duo OutKast and life in the years that have followed.
Within the episode which nears one hour in length, the musician discusses his social anxiety and hypersensitivity diagnosis, why he is yet to release a full-length solo project, his penchant for the music of Steve Reich and Phillip Glass and how his relationship with the bass clarinet materialised.
Listen to the full episode here.
Words by Sam Wilkinson.
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