OUTKAST STARS PLAN FOR A SPLIT

Last updated: Tuesday, May 23, 2006

OUTKAST STARS PLAN FOR A SPLIT

The two members of OUTKAST are on the verge of splitting up for good after ANDRE 3000 told partner BIG BOI he won't tour.

OUTKAST at Vibefest music festival. Atlanta, Georgia - 12.06.05

The old pals still have one more album to record under their Sony contract - but Andre 3000, real name ANDRE BENJAMIN, insists he'll never go on the road to promote it.

Benjamin refused to tour the duo's last album, SPEAKERBOXXX/THE LOVE BELOW, prompting his bandmate to perform alone, and he has no wishes to hit the road again for a planned hits tour.

He says, "It's like wearing a Jheri curl in the fifth grade and then trying to wear a Jheri curl at 65, just to look like you did in the fifth grade.

"I don't wanna keep throwing myself back into that. I don't wanna be on stage rapping at age 40. I probably wanna be at some club, playing saxophone."

Big Boi, real name ANTWAN PATTEN, is still optimistic his bandmate will join him for a finale tour, but Benjamin insists it's really unlikely.

He adds, "The business has put a strain on our relationship. We're like brothers, though. We can argue, but we're still gonna be together.

"I want Big Boi to do well inside and outside of Outkast. Because certain things don't last forever."

| Tuesday, May 23, 2006

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