I kept thinking to myself...sure, this guy needs to get out and tell his story, but is he getting any guidance on this? Is anyone consulting him? Does he have someone to help him stabilize his image, or is he just winging it? This is not the time for him to take on the national MSM by himself--they will take every opportunity to eat him alive.
I had the same reaction. I guess when you're young and immature (and possibly insane) have $20 million or so in the bank, you don't think you need to take advice from anyone.
Artest gave a good insight about a week ago, when he did an impromptu interview from his SUV as to why he had asked to take two months off from the team after only a few games: "I'm a man and I can do what I want."
Forget stabilizing his image. I think he needs to stabilize himself first.
Just caught the middle and end of the Artest interview with Matt Lauer... The transcript above does NOT reflect his actual words spoken, he used Ebonics liberally sprinkled, with "I seen" and "dey seen" etc. He said he was disrespected by the fans and the fight was their fault... Artest is an ignorant thug. G
As far as "guidance" and "telling his story", he apparently is getting little or none; therefore, I suspect that Jeff Feiger, Kevorkian's lawyer and the attorney for two folks that Artest allegedly assaulted in the Detroit melee, is taping all of Artest's comments to use against him in civil court. If he is getting legal advice or marketing advice telling him to "get out in front of this", then his advisors are every bit as deluded as he is.