When Donald Trump won a shock victory over Hillary Clinton to become president last November, not everybody took the news well.
Danger Mouse, the non-CeeLo half of Gnarls Barkley, revealed that election night depressed him so much that it actually stalled the duo’s plan to link up and discuss a reunion.
Speaking to Zane Lowe about the possibility of both men creating new music together for the first time since 2008’s sophomore effort The Odd Couple, Danger Mouse made it clear that more music is always a possibility.
“I’ll say this: CeeLo and I have always been in touch and we’ve always remained friends and still do and always have a creative desire. That was a part of our lives that never really felt over and never really felt finished and he and I still do discuss it a lot. So that means there’s never not been a potential in my head, so it’s definitely a possibility.”
But he went on to reveal that the last time the two men made plans together, the political shock of the century is what kept the meeting from happening.
“The last time we saw each other was the day before the election in Los Angeles. And we were supposed to meet the next day and I was like, “This thing will be over with by 7:00 West Coast time. I’ll see you around 8 or 9 or something.” I was drinking heavily on a couch by myself staring at the TV at that time. I don’t even know where he was.”
Danger Mouse then tried to put a positive spin on election night, saying that Gnarls Barkley’s music is “very personal … discussions about us, about life and where we were,” going as far as to say that November’s election results might turn out to have “started [the beginning of a Gnarls Barkley record].”
Meanwhile, CeeLo has been busy with a new alter ego — the golden-clad Gnarly Davidson.
Listen to the full interview below.
Are we sure its not Cee-Lo date raping a woman and not being marketable in a large sense since then?
“Danger Mouse, the non-CeeLo half of Gnarls Barkley”…does that really sound good HHDX? Andre 3000, the non Big Boi half of outkast? Baby, the non mannie fresh half of big tymers? Prodigy, the non havoc half of mobb deep? Anyone wanna add to this?
Capone, the non Noreaga half of CNN
Shaggy 2 Dope, the non Violent J half of ICP
lmao i just stated the two most irrelevant duos right now.
Awwwwww you poor wittle thing…my smoochie poochie is sad that his wittle fwend Hiwary lost. It took away all the danger and only left the mouse…here’s a tissue
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This might be the worst anti-trump baiting attempt i have ever seen. The headline reads like Trump personally came and fucked them up or did something political that messed with a concert or travel arrangements or whatever. No….this article is about some asshole from a band crying about Trump. Hiphopdx and Somhairle Cinnsealach, you have stooped to a new low….
The Headline on the homepage reads, “Donald Trump Is Behind Stalled Gnarles Barkley Reunion”…that is what has brought people here today. But wait the above headline of the news article is different, “Danger Mouse Reveals What Stalled Gnarls Barkley Reunion”, instead of Donald Trumps name being thrown around in the headline, it is no Danger Mouse who holds the headline. Give me a break, you are either trying to lure people here by making them think there is some dirt dug up on Trump, or you are counting on your readers not reading the article, but seeing that hateful headline, negatively portraying trump. This is the type of liberal propaganda that they think you are stupid enough to buy into.
Get in the kitchen and make me a chicken pot pie peckerwood. Put on that sexy apron first.
I want to hear Danger Mouse get back into hip hop. He can do a collaboration with anyone if Cee-lo and MF Doom are busy.