Day: June 24, 2013

W Magazine just released their conversation with Kanye, which took place during the Yeezus recording sessions on Paris a couple of months ago. Check out some excerpts below. On his decision to record in Paris: “In Paris, you’re as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles,” West says. “You can just trip on inspiration—there are so many people here who dedicate their lives to excellence.” The song “I Am A God”: West was informed that he’d be invited to a widely anticipated runway show only on the condition that he agree not to attend any other shows. “So the next day I went to the studio with Daft Punk, and I wrote ‘I Am a God,’?” West says. “Cause it’s like, Yo! Nobody can tell me where I can and can’t go. Man, I’m the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix.” West is not smiling as he says this, and his voice is getting louder with each sentence. “You can’t say that you love music and then say that Kanye West can’t come to your show! To even think they could tell me where I could and couldn’t go is just ludicrous. It’s blasphemous—to rock ’n’ roll, and to music.” On why he chose the title “I Am A God”: “I made that song because I am a god,” he says finally. He laughs for a second, then stops. “I don’t think there’s much more