I just think that when my confidence meets other people's insecurity, that equals Kanye's arrogant.

I want to help change the way young people look at school, and hence, the way they look at their futures.

People asked me to change my name for [808s]...I think the fact that I can't sing that well is what makes "808s" so special.

I am in the lineage of Gil Scott-Heron, great activist-type artists. But I'm also in the lineage of a Miles Davis - you know, that liked nice things also.

Throw your diamonds in the sky if you feel the vibe

A lot of people are very sacred with their ideas, and there is something to protecting yourself in that way, but there's also something to idea sharing, or being the person who makes the mistake in public so people can study that.

For the person that wrote that, were they involved with anything last year that was as culturally significant as the Yeezus tour or that album? ... 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.