Forget South by Southwest as Jimmy Kimmel asserts,Bill Murrayis a one-man festival. The actor-comedian, for no other reason than to entertain attendees with his mere presence, dropped byJimmy Kimmel Live!sThursday taping in Austin, Texas to discuss everything from March Madness to hangover cures to the Blurred Lines verdict all while randomly wearing a dress and cowboy attire.
Im with that Robin Thicke song the big money-maker he just made for Marvin Gaye, Murray says in the above clip, when asked about his go-to party-starter. Its a great song, and Marvin Gaye got some money. Its nice. Hes no longer here to spend it. But his original song is the song I like. Got to Give It Up, the long version of that, really turns the party around a little bit.
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Elsewhere in the interview, Murray clears up the confusion surrounding his mysterious collaboration with Rick Ross. In February, therappertweeted a picture of the two laughing together in the studio, and Murray says theyre doing a Christmas show.
My friend is friends with him, and he thought hed be great to sing this one song, he says in the below clip. So he came and recorded the song, andthat was the last we saw of him. He didnt show up to shoot. If anyone out there sees a 300-pound guy who looks like he was supposed to be in New York two weeks ago, let me know. It was a lot of fun he just got lost. I kept saying, He better be dead cause otherwise hes in trouble.'
Since March Madness began on Thursday, Murray also talked about his lackadaisical approach to bracket-making.Im in one [pool] thats so great where you tell every day what your picks are so its like yesterday didnt really happen, he says. Ive been really successful with that one.
Murrays wide-ranging interview opened with the actorriding in on a horse to mariachi fanfare. He also discussed a potential merchandising empire,as Kimmel showed him some hilarious products plastered with his image. Other highlights: Murray talking about coaching his son Luke currently an assistant basketball coach at the University of Rhode Island in his little league days, andreflecting on how he did his own make-up for the 1979 summer camp comedyMeatballs.