She thinks it’s hot, the public might not.

Paris Hilton thinks her still-to-be-released album is hot.

How surprising. What exactly isn’t hot in Paris’ opinion? Especially when has something to do with her. Today’s MSNBC Scoop column contains excerpts from an interview the heiress reportedly had with Star Magazine (publicity-machine Paris really will talk to anyone!). In the issue about to hit newsstands, Paris talks about writing songs, preparing to shoot a video and the reaction she anticipates she’ll get from the public when they hear her music. She says, “People will trash [the still unnamed album] because it’s me, but once they listen, they’ll be shocked.”

More shocked than when your "home" movie was released? Or more shocked than when you got engaged and, later, dis-engaged? Or could I be even more shocked than when transcripts of your recent courtroom depositions revealed that you’re quite possibly the most clueless person on earth?

All in all, Paris tells the Star that she’s pleased with how her debut turned out. “It’s been a long, hard process getting this CD together,” she says. Funny, you’d think Paris would have been used to things long and hard...now I'm shocked.