Kanye West recently was featured in the February issue of Interview magazine. In a sit down with the magazine’s director, Steve McQueen, the rapper talks about chasing his dreams, unsuccessful experiences, and always being a fine artist in his career. To read more, click below.
Kanye West gave insight on his creative beginnings as a child and called himself a “prodigy out of Chicago.” He defended his destiny, sharing how he attended art school since 5 years old. West talked about his desire to invent. He explained to McQueen his creative process, taking his thoughts and making them reality. Yeezy said:
“I want the power to create what is in my mind. That’s my dream. I want to be able to have a thought or an idea and bring it into reality. If I want to design a product, or if I think of a new way for us to view films, then I want to be able to do it. And what happened was that when we made ‘Watch the Throne,’ it was such an accomplishment, and I had a bit of money in my account, so I just started chasing other dreams. I have an opportunity to make a living at being the spokesperson for the third or fourth rendition of a thought — promoting something that has already been proven. The problem is that I like to be the inventor — I’m the person who works on the concept, who invents new thoughts, who brings new ideas into the universe. I’m not the guy who works on selling the idea — I’m not Vanna White for the new Hyundai. I am the guy who works on the concept for the car.”
The Yeezus rapper also shared his pitfulls in the interview, claiming that no company would help him or invest in his ideas. This was also the topic of his intense interview in 2013 with radio host, Sway.
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