• He got the idea to perform on a throne from his guitar player David Wild. David showed him a video of Alice in Chains frontman Layne Stayle performing on stage in a wheelchair after breaking his foot and pointed out that fans still enjoyed that show. Plus, Big Boi noted, it was appropriate for him to sit in his “rightful seat.”
• He has no idea if Ms. Jackson ever accepted Andre’s apology. We hope she did. You can’t hold on to a grudge forever-ever.
• “SpottieOttieDopalicious” is slang for a beautiful, intelligent and jazzy woman.
• His Words With Friends handle is “bitchkilla2.” Play him at your own risk. He’s also on level 116 of Candy Crush.
• One of the toughest verses of his to rap live is “Speedballin” from the Tomb Raider soundtrack.
• The artist he wants to work with the most is UK singer Kate Bush.
• His most played song on iTunes is Three Six Mafia’s “Slob on My Knob.”
• For an entire school year, he and his mom, along with his four siblings, lived in a Motel 6. They ate sandwiches out of a cooler.
• One of his proudest records from his career is “Descending” off Vicious Lies & Dangerous Rumors.
• His favorite shoe of all-time is the Jordan 3.
• Ric Flair was his favorite WWF Intercontinental Champion. (At lest he didn’t say the Honky Tonk Man.)
• “Unhappy” is the most meaningful record to him on Speakerboxxx.
• If he could pick one Outkast song for the world to remember, it would be “Elevators.”
• Tupac jumped through the partition in his limo to meet Big Boi because the driver wouldn’t stop.

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