here's an interview with the dude from Blood Orange (is Blood Orange a group or one person?) where he talks about working with Puff
The east London musician talks about his album Negro Swan – and why he prefers playing football to being on stage
www.theguardian.com
The Guardian: There’s a very touching one where a man says: “What’s it going to take for me not to be afraid to be loved, the way I really want to be loved? I know how I really want to be loved but I’m like scared to really feel that.”
Dev Hynes: Oh yeah, that’s Puff Daddy.
The Guardian: Really? How did that come about?
Dev Hynes: Yeah, it’s pretty crazy. He was a fan of my last album and somehow got my number and called me and we ended up talking a lot. It was pretty strange. Anyway I was working on that song [Hope] and thinking how his presence on it would be really cool, so I sent it to him. Literally the next morning he sent me all this audio back. He just said that, musically, that’s what it evoked in him.
The Guadian: Was he speaking from the heart? It feels very exposed and almost vulnerable.
Dev Hynes: Yes, I think that’s him being very genuine.
The Guardian: Have you kept in touch?
Dev Hynes: Yeah we talk quite a lot. Honestly, he’s one of the nicest people.