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Billy Bob Hates Canada
In one of the most bizarre instances of on-air interviewing I've ever seen, Billy Bob Thornton appeared on the CBC radio (Canada's NPR) program Q on Wednesday to promote his band, the Boxmasters, currently on tour with Willie Nelson.
The video below must really be seen to be fully appreciated, but in it, Thornton proceeds to make a complete ass of himself. Apparently, the Oscar-winning actor/director/screenwriter took offense to host Jian Ghomeshi's passing reference to his film career and subsequently refused to answer any questions. For example, when Ghomeshi asked about how long the band had been together, Thornton replied, “I have no idea what you're talking about.”
Probably, the Slingblade star's most detailed answer was a lengthy non-sequitur, apropos of nothing, about a movie monster magazine he subscribed to as a child and a model-building contest he once entered. Other highlights include his confrontational, “Would you ask Tom Petty that?” and his offhanded insult about Canadian audiences, “They just kind of sit there… It's mashed potatoes with no gravy.”
It's hard to imagine what Billy Bob must have been thinking, but judging by the embarrassed looks on the faces of his band, he was the only one thinking it.
I mean really, who hates Canada?