Nice Kicks: You name-dropped co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc Phil Knight a couple of times in WINGS. It wasn’t in a negative light, but it wasn’t uplifting or complementary either. If Phil Knight were in front of you right now, what would you tell him about WINGS?
Macklemore: I don’t think that I would tell him anything. I think that I would show him the video and would want to have a conversation about it. I would just want to be open and real with him and get his perspective because he’s obviously a genius in the shoe world and the business world. That man is a genius. There’s no question about that. He’s been at the forefront of the sneaker culture for the last 20-30 years. So, I would want to have a conversation and just get his perspective on the video.
Nice Kicks: If he asked for clarification of his name being in your song, what would you say and/or explain to him?
Macklemore: I would tell him he’s a smart businessman, and I think, in general, smart businessmen also know how to manipulate the public. They know how to control the public, and by manipulation, there is some trickery involved in that. I think that Phil Knight has made probably billions of dollars or millions and millions of dollars off of being extremely good at manipulating the masses. But I love his shoes!
Nice Kicks: What should we, as fans, look forward to from you musically?
Macklemore: Ryan Lewis and myself are putting out our debut album in early 2012. We’ll be doing Rock The Bells in LA and NYC this summer and a national tour in November. We’ll be releasing more videos and songs leading up to it our album release.
