From AllAccess.com



JOAQUIN, you have competition. In a radio appearance reminiscent of DAVID LETTERMAN's recent interview with actor-turned-rapper JOAQUIN PHOENIX, BILLY BOB THORNTON gave a puzzling and difficult interview WEDNESDAY. THE NEW YORK POST reports that appearing on CBC radio, THORNTON evaded simple questions and criticized the host for mentioning his movie background.

THORNTON appeared on the show with his band, THE BOXMASTERS, who are on tour with WILLIE NELSON.

When host JIAN GHOMESHI asked THORNTON when the band formed, THORNTON said: "I don't know what you're talking about."

THORNTON mostly gave brief, sometimes monosyllabic, answers. Asked what music he listened to when he was young, THORNTON spoke about reading the magazine Famous Monsters of Filmland.

The actor took offense when GHOMESHI suggested he was passionate about music. "Would you say that to TOM PETTY?" asked THORNTON. THORNTON eventually made it clear that he was angry with GHOMESHI for his introduction. GHOMESHI began the show introducing the band by focusing on their music and prodigious output in less than two years. He did, though, introduce THORNTON as an "Oscar-winning screenwriter, actor and director."

"You were instructed not to talk about ... like that," said THORNTON, using an expletive.

The interview can be seen at www.cbc.ca/q/ and www.youtube.com/user/Qtv.

Another:

"I'm not an actor turned musician; I wan't to be taken seriously as music artist"!

Kudos, to the young man/interviewer for keeping his cool... just because some one is a fool doesn't mean you have to turn around be a fool.

.....a helluva drug.

Damn, is cocaine still a dangerous drug?

Whitney & Rick: Hell yeah.

he needs to get over himself. he's too old to be a diva unless his name happens to be Cher.

I heard it. Strange and funny. It's interesting that I saw "Sling Blade" for the first time since around the time it came out on video. Incredible! Sadly, he's apparently waay too eccentric (apparently has a few of both antique furniture and little people). And the follow up to "Sling Blade" (as an actor/writer/director) looked like an awful comedy. Too bad. He is a talented actor but I guess this his is passion (even if it isn't anyone elses).

Billy Bob Thornton's band cancels Canadian tour (AP)

They came down with the sniffles.... imagine that.


http://movies.yahoo.com/n...an-tour-ap