Drake serves as a muse to some dope artists for the new issue of ‘W’ magazine and its art inspired special edition issue dubbed’W Art’.
The “Hotline Bling” rapper poses for KAWS ,Mark Flood, Henry Taylor, Katherine Bernhardt, and Jim Joe-all artists who use the rapper as the muse for their canvas including the 3-D cover.
Check out some of the excerpts below and the dope snaps from the issue.
ON ACTING: “I can’t wait to get back into acting. No one ever asks me to do movies, and, although music is my focal point now, I’d love to do a film. That was the life that I lived before, and it would be interesting to live it again.”
ON ART: “The art at Sotheby’s moved me like a song would. I saw music in those paintings. I now try to treat each single as a piece of art. I try to attach the sound that I’m making to an image in my mind.”
ON TORONTO: “Most people I know stay in Toronto. I plan to spend the rest of my life there. The talk, the smell, the sound that comes out of that city is home to me. When I think about the girls I want to get romantic with, it’s a girl from Toronto who knows what I’m talking about when we drive around the city.”
ON HIS PURPOSE: “Realizing that I had a larger purpose was one of the most comforting, peaceful feelings. With music, especially, I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m a vessel to deliver emotion to people. I want to provide the background music to your life as you live it. I’m there for you in heartbreak and tragedy and joy. The thought of being remembered is what keeps me going.”
ON SINGING IN THE SHOWER: “I don’t really sing, but I do practice answers to questions in the shower. I talk to myself. I use my shower time to figure out how to respond to the world.”
ON DEALING WITH PRESSURE: “Actually, I love pressure! I’m always thinking, How do I top what I’ve done? How do I make this thing stronger? I ask myself, ‘Why does Adele’s album go diamond, and how do I do that? How do I create art that makes minds stretch further?’ I want to give many, many people many, many moments before I’m gone. That’s truly the art of what I do. It’s the only goal.”
Drake isn’t the only one gracing magazine covers this week. His frequent collaborator Beyonce is also doing cover girl duty on issue #16 of U.K. magazine ‘BEAT‘. The patriotic cover was shot by Ryan McGinley in the Hamptons and the issue hits newsstands Oct. 21.
