Do you think Kanye West takes himself too seriously? He’s well known for blowing up at award shows when he gets stiffed by the establishment in favour of other acts.
Anyway, he took exception to a review of his Seattle gig by Entertainment Weekly where they rated the show a B+.
The review is actually full of praise for Kanye’s performance, but calls into question the ‘conceptual hokeyness’ of the show, evidenced by a talking spaceship:
So, his only companion, the disembodied voice of his talking spaceship, Jane, tried some brownnosing: “We need the brightest star in the universe-you, Kanye! Only you can bring us home. You can glow in the dark.”
To which, Kanye got a little emotional and responded in a fiery blog post:
Ya’ll rated my album shitty and now ya’ll come to the show and give it a B+. What’s a B+ mean? I’m an extremist. It’s either pass or fail! A+ or F-!…I make art. You can’t rate this. I’m a real person. I’m not a pop star. I don’t care about anything but making great art. Never come 2 one of my shows ever again, you’re not invited and if you see me…BOW!!
I don’t know how serious these outbursts are, but they are entertaining! For my part, I think West’s one of the most gifted performers of his generation. Yes, he has an ego to match his abilities, but you’ve gotta love the dude for his sheer brilliance.
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