If you’ve been paying attention to radio spins or chart domination the last quarter of this summer, you noticed the rise of M.I.A.‘s “Paper Planes” from her album Kala, which was released an entire YEAR ago, in August ’07.

Pineapple Express changed so much for the Sri Lankan-born rapper (who now calls the UK home) who declared at this summer’s Bonnaroo festival that she was retiring from music altogether. Her Clash-sampling “Paper Planes” cut, which was featured on the movie’s trailer rose quickly to number 1 on the iTunes & Billboard singles charts, has apparently given her a new take on her upsetting announcement.

When Entertainment Weekly asked her if she really meant what she said about retiring, here’s what the indie scene princess had to say:

Well, it was my last ever show. And it still is. I stopped touring after that and I didn�t want to make music again. I was quite happy to just leave it all behind. I was happy with what I had achieved. Now, with the success of �Paper Planes,� there�s pull for me to make another record. Even my mum believes in me more [laughs]. It�s a nice encouragement. But I was planning my life as a fishing woman on the outskirts of Cambodia. That�s a joke.

I still don’t know what to think, but it’s not a new concept to go out a champion.

Check the full interview here

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