Billy "I'm A Musician Now" Bob Thornton Shows His Inner Douche - Page 2
It just spirals out of control from there, with BBT becoming increasing douchey and arrogant, and Jian desperately trying to regain control of the interview despite the fact that he really didn't cross any line, imaginary or otherwise. Terry Gross would have kicked Billy Bob's ass for that display of complete nonsense.
Here's the thing, Billy Bob's attempt to keep things from getting sidetracked from his "music" actually does the opposite, unless of course this was his plan all along: create controversy. Which brings me to a real issue with today's PR machines. We've gotten to the point in our society where the only way celebrities think they can generate attention is to behave outrageously, or in Billy's case, boorishly. Not to get all philosophical, but WTF?
The glitz and glamour once associated with Hollywood is in a critical shift. You have people like Ashton Kutcher, so desperate for attention they need a site like Twitter to feed into their bloated egos, reality stars becoming famous for being famous and folks like Billy Bob who have to resort to behaving like cavemen to get publicity.
What does this say about our culture? I'm afraid nothing good. By the way, the music is NOT good enough to justify his behavior. Let's put it this way, by the end of the interview, I almost felt sorry for Angelina Jolie.
Almost.
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