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17 Of The Most Ridiculous Things That Kanye West Has Ever Said
Kanye West doesn't exactly have a filter, which is part of the reason why he's such a fascinating celebrity. While some celebs might think that likening themselves to God or declaring their work genius is a bit of an overstretch, Kanye West sees no problem with sharing exactly what is on his mind with the rest of the planet. So what are the most outlandish, ridiculous and downright strangest things that Mr. Kim Kardashian has ever said? Click through to find out.
On All The People He Is (In Addition To Kanye West)
From his interview with Shade 45:
“I am Warhol! I am the number one most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh. Walt Disney, Nike, Google.”
On MORE People He Is (In Addition To Kanye West)
From an interview with W Magazine:
“Man, I’m the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.”
On Being A Deity
From his interview with BBC Radio 1:
“When someone comes up and says something like, ‘I am a God,’ everybody says, Who does he think he is? I just told you who I thought I was: A God.”
On A Fashion Faux Pas
From his interview with BBC Radio 1:
“No flip-flops for black dudes. I don’t care where you at. Wear some hot ass Jordans on the beach.”
On His Fans
From his interview with BBC Radio 1:
“If you a Kanye West fan, you a fan of yourself.”
On Kim Kardashian
“Kate Upton ain’t Marilyn Monroe, Kim is Marilyn Monroe, you know that.”
On His Music
At a performance in Atlantic City:
”As a man I am flawed, but my music is perfect.”
On How He's Like A Tree
From a 2010 interview with The Daily Mirror :
“I’m like a tree. I feed the branches of the people.”
On What Interrupting Taylor Swift at the VMAs Led To
From his interview with The New York Times:
“It’s only led me to complete awesomeness at all times. It’s only led me to awesome truth and awesomeness. Beauty, truth, awesomeness. That’s all it is.”
On Not Being That Vain
From his interview with The New York Times:
“The idea of Kanye and vanity are like, synonymous. But I’ve put myself in a lot of places where a vain person wouldn’t put themselves in. Like what’s vanity about wearing a kilt?”
On The Problems He Had With His Wedding
From his interview with GQ:
“The bar was terrible, and the wedding planner didn’t approve it with me. I was having issues with this wedding planner the entire time on approvals, and I get there and they threw some weird plastic bar there.”
On What Fish He's Most Like
From his interview with GQ:
“I don’t have fangs. I’m a porcupine. I’m a blowfish. Like, I’m a—what’s the fish that blows up?”
On Kim Kardashian
From his interview with BBC Radio 1:
“She was in a powerful enough situation where she could love me without asking me for money, which is really hard for me to find.”
On His Biggest Pain
From an interview with VH1’s Storytellers:
“My greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live.”
On Utopia
From a speech he gave at Harvard:
“I believe that utopia is actually possible—but we’re led by the least noble, the least dignified, the least tasteful, the dumbest, and the most political. So in no way am I a politician—I’m usually at my best politically incorrect and very direct.”
On What's Hard To Sleep On
From his Twitter:
“Fur pillows are hard to actually sleep on.”
On Starting A Thoughtful Debate About His Own Song
From his Twitter:
“I open the debate… The 2nd verse of New Slaves is the best rap verse of all time….meaning … OF ALL TIME IN THE HISTORY OF RAP MUSIC, PERIOD.”
