There are many reasons that Beyoncé's new album is amazing, but one of the most prominent is undoubtedly the fact that the first voice you hear on the album's first track, "Pretty Hurts," is that of actor Harvey Keitel. A random choice, it seems, but according to Beyoncé's former creative director and the director of the "Pretty Hurts" video Melina Matsoukas, not as much as you would think—apparently, Keitel is just a huge fan of Beyoncé's. You and the rest of us, buddy.
As Matsoukas told Vulture in a new interview:
In other words: Keitel worked for free on Beyoncé's new album because he's that big a fan. Hey, in exchange for spending a whole day around Queen Bey and being featured in her new, top-selling album—that's compensation money can't even compare to.
[via Vulture]