‘Everybody knows who I am now because I let Miley Cyrus twerk in front of me on the MTV awards,” laughs Robin Thicke, who, after 20 years as a songwriter and recording artist, hit it big this past summer with the catchy “Blurred Lines.” That song-which was No. 1 in 114 countries and held the top spot on the U.S. pop charts for 12 weeks-turned him into a worldwide star and a tabloid sensation. Here, Lisa Robinson talks with him the day after the MTV awards about Miley Cyrus, soul music, and his personal life.
ROBIN THICKE: I spent my whole career playing it safe, being a gentleman, never doing anything controversial. I didn’t see [the V.M.A. performance] because I was onstage singing my ass off. They told me [beforehand] that Miley’s going to take her clothes off and dance around and she might bend over… I just said, I don’t care, let’s entertain the people. Let’s give them something they’re not ready for, let’s make them talk.
Robin Thicke on that Infamous Miley Cyrus Incident was originally published on wzakcleveland.com
