Jamie Foxx Delivers $500,000 Worth Of Musical Instruments To High School Kids. Tells Them To Blame It On The "A-A-A-Apple Juice"


LOS ANGELES – Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It."

But since the song is an ode to the effects of alcohol, he changed the lyrics to "Blame it on the a-a-a-apple juice." The kids roared.

"I changed it so you guys could sing it," he joked.

Students from four high schools gathered Tuesday at Walt Disney Concert Hall, where Foxx helped present new violins, flutes, French horns, trumpets and drums valued at $500,000 to students from 16 schools nationwide.

The instruments are part of the Fidelity FutureStage program, an effort by the investment firm to enrich arts education in public schools.

Founded in 2006, the program provides instruments, specialized training by professional musicians, and a chance for aspiring artists to perform with renowned orchestras such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Boston Pops.

Foxx told students he began as a classical pianist and eventually won a scholarship to study the instrument in college.

"That allowed me to come to L.A. and work on my craft," he said. "Then I went into acting and comedy, and then it was Ray Charles ..."

Foxx, 42, who won an Oscar for his portrayal of Charles in "Ray," got the crowd fired up and had them chanting "mu-sic, mu-sic" before students came on stage to accept shiny new saxophones, clarinets and other instruments.

"This is way better than our old stuff," one student said.

Dominic Monaghan hosted the program, which was simulcast in Boston, Houston, Chicago and Los Angeles. Students in all four cities performed and received donated instruments.

After the program, Foxx praised Fidelity for stepping in where public funding had failed. He also encouraged other companies to participate.

"Even if a kid is not going to be the greatest musician in the world, just the fact that you gave him something, the fact that you said, 'hey, I care about you,' that's what it's about," Foxx said.


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Comment by DaveRock_A2G on February 11, 2010 at 12:28am
I don't see a black child anywhere in this picture!! F**** up with that, Jamie?!!
Comment by NotoriousRambo on February 10, 2010 at 10:02pm
GOOD LOOK FOR JAMIE
Comment by Bob on February 10, 2010 at 8:49pm
HAHAHAHAHa no blame it on the kool aide
Comment by STRONGARMX on February 10, 2010 at 3:11pm
GOOD LOOK FOXX DON'T FORGET PEEPS COMING UP IN THE HOOD.
Comment by SLICC DOGG on February 10, 2010 at 3:04pm
jamie is like what ??? man i just woke up, blame it on the AAAAA ALCHAHOL!!
Comment by Shilee AKA Hip Hops FEMME FATALE on February 10, 2010 at 1:42pm
BIG UPS to Jamie, thats what I'm talkin bout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by Cindy Lauper on February 10, 2010 at 1:41pm
Damn did anyone read the article. Jamie Foxx helped present the instruments Fidelity FutureStage were the ones that donated the money. Thats probably why he got that look on his face. He was told it was for minority kids and likely assumed they would be black.
Comment by Dj Yan on February 10, 2010 at 1:23pm
there are families that aint got shelters, alot of ghetto black schools in the states that aint got alot of infrastructures such as books etc.. yet these negro take his hollywood money and buy musical instruments to some boogie lookin kids...
what is this world comin to..
Comment by darren on February 10, 2010 at 1:14pm
It crossed his forhead saying am i getting a tax write of this..?? his concious is On the buzz..
Comment by Hell Wave on February 10, 2010 at 12:40pm
Look at that n**** face in the picture,n**** said $500,000? wtf was I thinking lol.

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