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Mike Tyson wants music career

21:25, Saturday, 24 January, 2015
Mike Tyson wants music career

Mike Tyson wants a music career.
     The retired boxer was recently announced as a featured artist on the track 'Iconic' along with Chance the Rapper on Madonna's new album, 'Rebel Heart', and revealed the experience makes him think he would be a great solo artist.
    
He said: "Doing the song with Madonna makes me think this [music career] could really happen.
    
"Most guys that come in there drink a bunch of liquor or smoke 100 blunts. I just went in and boom, one take. Everyone thought it was cool."
    
Although he will feature on the star's upcoming album, the 48-year-old sportsman admitted the part he recorded for the track was a surprise even to him as she called him up out of the blue to rap on the song.
    
He explained: "Madonna calls you and tells you to come somewhere, you go.
    
"I didn't know what the hell I was going there for. I just go in there and start talking. I'm talking about my life and things that I have endured. I'm saying some really crazy stuff. It was really intense."
    
Due to the last minute nature of the recording, Mike - who has six children - added he completely ad-libbed his contribution and strangely took inspiration from the "street swag" of former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini.

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