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?

I've had meetings where a guy actually told me, "What we're trying to figure out is how we can control you." In the meeting, to me! Why do you want to control me?

I know I'm the most influential.

Drug dealer buy Jordans, crackhead buy crack. And a white man get paid off of all of that.

Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference.

George W. Bush doesn't care about black people.

Living well eliminates the need for revenge.