As he did during a speech at the MTV Video Music Awards earlier this summer, West listed some of the people who most influence him: Walt Disney, Howard Hughes, Steve Jobs, Henry Ford, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren. You know what’s my definition of success? But he wants to make the toys, why? “I barely want to stand in front of the camera at all”, he says. “I’d rather do things just using my mind”. “The opportunity to put moving art against the music was one of the best parts about being a professional recording artist…” I take it as a dis that you say that obviously none of my designs are good and they wouldn’t sell without my name.
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Highlighting the honorary degree he received from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago past year, he said: “Very few people even knew that I have a f***ing PhD in art, and not that that even makes a difference, but me saying that makes a difference to the exact people I’m talking to”.
Kanye West has declared he just wants to bring joy to the world – like Will Ferrell in Elf. To Yeezy, the accolade means the exact difference to his doubters, the people he’s talking to with the statement.
The Chicago rapper also briefly spoke about his PHD in art and being misunderstood by his haters, to whom he has only one thing to say: “Shut the fuck up”. I will fucking laser you with alien fucking eyes and explode your fucking head. “I’m a creator. It’s my responsibility”.
Pulling no punches he told Access Hollywood: “I think the only thing dumber than these clothes would be the people who would buy these clothes”.
“Try to write a rap”. As Ye remarks: “Shut the fuck up”.
Kanye, who also has a baby boy named Saint, said money is not his definition of success, he believes it is really about inspiring people. ‘I make the Christmas presents; number one requested Christmas present of 2015 Christmas, going into 2016, the f****g Yeezy’.
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Watch Kanye’s interview with W up above.
