Polaris Talks Hypothetical Kanye Stage Invasion

September 22nd, 2009

Being an awards show and all, last night’s Polaris Music Prize gala saw Kanye West’s recent MTV VMAs antics as a hot topic.

K’naan was actually there at the VMAs talking to Kanye right before he ran up on stage and stole Taylor Swift’s moment.

“He literally came up to where I was sitting to talk to me for a second, just before he went up,” K’naan told us. “So the people around me who didn’t know who I was were like, ‘Oh this guy must be somebody because Kanye just walked up to him and talked to him for a while.’ Then he jumped and went to sit where he was and literally did it right then, the thing. Then the people who were with me, it was no longer, ‘Wow’ it was ‘Boo, this guy knows Kanye.’ It was funny and embarrassing.”

More importantly though, did K’naan take a swig of the infamous bottle of Hennessey?
“I don’t drink, so I’m kinda safe in these kinds of scenarios,” he admitted.

K’naan also told us what he would do had Kanye appeared at Polaris and interrupted his hypothetical acceptance speech.

“I would hope that after my crying, Joel Plaskett brings me back out for another award and shares the money with me.”

Some of the other bands nominated for Polaris also shared what their reactions would be to a Kanye stage invasion.

F**ked Up’s Damian Abraham: “I would go ‘Kanye, I love you, the beats you did for Cam’ron on Purple Haze – sick. But just stick to making beats, don’t rap dude.”

Elliott Brood were full of ideas.
Stephen Pitkin: I would howl, I’d be on the floor laughing.
Casey Laforet: I think somebody should do that anyways. I was thinking about it.
Stephen Pitkin: Someone’s got to.
Mark Sasso: If Kanye showed up, I’d go drink Hennessey with him!
Casey Laforet: Yeah, if Kanye’s here, we’ll know who to party with.

Great Lake Swimmers said they’d break out some martial arts.
Tony Dekker: I’d karate chop him. I know three kinds of karate.
Erik Arnesen: Which are?
Tony Dekker: Akimbo, jujitsu and regular karate.

Metric contemplated violence, but weren’t sure.
James Shaw: I dunno, throw a punch? Like just for fun.
Emily Haines: I think I would likely just stand there awkwardly, kinda like I am right now.

Malajube were all about violence, however.
Mathieu Cournoyer: I think I would try to hit him in the face. Beat his ass. He deserves it. 50 Cent should beat his ass.

Patrick Watson’s Mishka Stein would have been shocked just to see the superstar: Holy shit, what the hell is Kanye West doing here? That’s pretty much it.

And Joel Plaskett would have remained his modest self: I’d probably just disappear into the shadows or just stand there with a smirk on my face probably not unlike I am right now.

Tags: Elliott Brood, fucked up, great lake swimmers, joel plaskett, k'naan, Kanye West, Malajube, metric, Polaris