It was a strike against me that I didn't wear baggy jeans and jerseys and that I never hustled, never sold drugs.
Kanye WestI'm putting my life at risk, literally! And if I slipped... You never know. And I think about it. I think about my family and I'm like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something.
Kanye WestThe concept of commercialism in the fashion and art world is looked down upon. You know, just to think, 'What amount of creativity does it take to make something that masses of people like?' And, 'How does creativity apply across the board?'
Kanye WestThis one Corbusier lamp was like, my greatest inspiration ... I'm a minimalist in a rapper's body.
Kanye WestI just had a responsibility to [Taylor Swift] as a friend you know, and I mean thanks for being so cool about it.
Kanye WestMy goal, if I was going to do art, fine art, would have been to become Picasso or greater. That always sounds so funny to people, comparing yourself to someone in the past that has done so much, and in your life youโre not even allowed to think that you can do as much. Thatโs a mentality that suppresses humanity.
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