*NH: But then later, the same song is used in Slumdog Millionaire. How did that come about?* M.I.A.: Danny Boyle had a meeting with A.R. Rahman, who suggested to Danny he should use me. When Danny got back to England the next day, his daughter happened to be listening to my CD. So he emailed me to ask if I was interested and said, “This is so crazy...I’ve heard about you from two different people in the last 24 hours in two different countries.” Then I was like, “That’s weird—there’s a film, *Pineapple Express*, that’s out that’s already tied to the track.” But because they only used “Paper Planes” for a trailer, Danny didn’t mind. So I agreed to do it.
*NH: Slumdog came out of nowhere as far as the mainstream was concerned. How did you feel about that kind of attention?* M.I.A.: Me personally, I don’t like it. I don’t like the publicity. There’s nothing I can do with it, especially considering I said I was going to retire back in June. http://www.latimes.com/features/la-mag-june072009-turnitup,0,3719592.story?page=3 -- regards, Vithur
