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The Perfect Storm

by Mark Seal

What happens on the beach, other than the paparazzi stalking me? And they always do. In Miami, they're the worst. You're there, and all of a sudden there are 20 guys surrounding you on the beach. It's horrible. It makes you not want to go to the beach, actually, and just stay by the pool instead. The paparazzi just walk right up and take pictures of you while you're lying there minding your own business. Ocean Drive, whether you're on the beach or on the sidewalk, is a great place to walk in the day. Every hotel on the strip is really cool and unique. It's like being in a museum. But day or night, it's great. The paparazzi don't seem to hang out there. It's like all they want to do is take pictures of people in their bathing suits. I walk [on Ocean Drive] until the street ends.

The Tiny Ship Was Tossed …
I've gone fishing in the Keys, but we got stuck because the hurricane came. All of a sudden these black clouds rolled in, and in Miami, it rains a couple of times a day. So you don't realize in five minutes it's going from being the sunniest, hottest place to full-on hurricane storm. So we were out fishing, my brother, my mother, my tutor, and her husband, and honestly, in five minutes, there were black clouds and it just started pouring sideways rain. It took us about 20 minutes to get out to where we were, and it took us an hour and a half to get back.

Dinner at 10
You don't even have dinner in Miami until nine-thirty or 10. Nobu is pretty much like it is anywhere, in New York or L.A. There's also this Cuban place where they have music - it's called Versailles Restaurant. It's just good Cuban food. Cuban, Latin, and Mexican food, you know, they're different, but they're the same. It feels like your mom was in the kitchen cooking it up. At Versailles, I usually eat plantains and black beans and chicken.


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