Kanye West is basking in the glow of the release of his sixth album, Yeezus. But what plenty of folks really tune in for is the media chatter that follows the Chicago native. In an interview with W magazine, Yeezy dropped gem after bizarre gem of quotes that turned some heads.
Love him or hate him, Kanye has always been pure quotable gold, especially lately. During his recent New York Times interview, he did not disappoint and he manages to outdo himself with his latest set of “Yeezisms.”
Hip-Hop Wired takes a look at 10 of Kanye West’s most outlandish and ridiculous quotes from the W magazine piece.
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“Cause it’s like, Yo! Nobody can tell me where I can and can’t go. Man, I’m the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.” – West wrote “I Am A God” after a major fashion designer invited him to an exclusive runway show on the condition the rapper not attend any other function. Wait, there’s more.
“You can’t say that you love music and then say that Kanye West can’t come to your show! To even think they could tell me where I could and couldn’t go is just ludicrous. It’s blasphemous—to rock ’n’ roll, and to music.” – West continuing his thought about the fashion show snub.
“[T]urn my flea market of information into a beautiful living space.” – Yeezy instructing W’s writer to edit down his comments.
“Nobody can tell my girl what to do. She just needed to be given some platforms of information to work from.” – West explains how beau Kim Kardashian’s fashion sense changed since they’ve been together.
“On one end, I try to scale it back. Because I don’t want to close any of the doors needed to create the best product possible. But my ego is my drug. My drug is, ‘I’m better than all you other motherf-ckers. Kiss my ass!’ ” – West speaking on dialing down his massive ego.
“Visiting my mind is like visiting the Hermès factory. Sh-t is real. You’re not going to find a chink. It’s 100,000 percent Jimi Hendrix.” – Another dizzying moment of self-actualization from West.
“Great job, Baccarat, for making a glass that can hold liquid!… Great job, belt loops, for keeping my pants up!” – West cracking a joke on Kim Kardashian’s mom, who catches mock sarcastic wrath for saying “great job” after hearing an unfinished song.
“At least I recorded the sh-t myself. That tape couldn’t have hurt me in any way if it came out—it could only have helped. Now, I just do exactly what I want, whenever I want, how the f-ck I want.” – West addressing threats of a s-x tape going public and his attempts to kill the money grab.
“To make Kanye West as dope as possible.” –West on why he’s buying Le Corbusier lamps, Pierre Jeanneret chairs, and studying art journals.
“In Paris, you’re as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles.” – West remarking on the fact his adopted home of Paris is a tough place to be famous.
