AllRespect.com // Kanye West Posts Long Blog On Creativity, Alexander McQueen And More

Posted on 2010-03-03 03:00:10
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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633045/20100302/west_kanye.jhtml

'For me the hardest thing is to 'just' agree and that is what sparks creativity,' West writes.By Jem Aswad

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Kanye West relaunched his Web site last week, and while the first day only featured his "Coldest Winter" video and an arty photo of his girlfriend Amber Rose, it's filled out recently and on Tuesday (March 2), he posted one of his long all-caps blog entries, rendered even more difficult to read (and cut-and-paste) by his new site's format. Titled "Creativity," the post finds Kanye musing on his own past, deaths in his family, the recent death of designer Alexander McQueen (of whom West was a big fan) and much more.

"I'm on the plane listening to [his 2004 debut LP] The College Dropout," the post reads in part. "It brings back so many memories." He then talks about the deaths in his family since that time, and the early days of his career. "We were the underdogs," he continues. "I never feel like I'm not the underdog. I never felt completely comfortable. I'm tormented by the need to create. With the loss of McQueen I feel like we lost one of the faces of modern creativity's Mount Rushmore. ... Maybe McQueen felt his job was done because his last collection was the greatest of the decade. We are all so hurt. I know we're selfish because he brought us so much joy and inspiration. I know how it feels when the night demons come. We can't let them control our hands and feet. ... I was blessed with the opportunity to bring my and others dreams to life. It's like performing magic or something. It's surreal. We bring the unrealistic to reality. ... When I wake up in the morning and brush my teeth and look in the mirror it's like I see Michael [Jackson, presumably] and my mom and Malcolm [X, presumably] ... Who's that African in the background Mom? Oh, he created the original layouts for the pyramids, but he was written out of the history books and his MTV award was given to 'Aliens.' ... Everything is an opinion. The way you dress is an expression of your opinion. Your religious beliefs are your opinion. The music you turn up loud is your opinion. For most people it's easier to just agree. For me the hardest thing is to 'just' agree and that is what sparks creativity. The feeling that something can be better, the feeling that something's missing, the feeling that something's needed."

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