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" Man, I'm the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose; I am Jim Morrison; I am Jimi Hendrix. "
Kanye West
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" I definitely think, generally, rap is misogynistic. "
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" I have decided in 2020 to run for president. "
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" I think I do myself a disservice by comparing myself to Steve Jobs and Walt Disney and human beings that we've seen before. It should be more like Willy Wonka... and welcome to my chocolate factory. "
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" I'm really bad with answering questions. Usually, I don't even answer them. I try to find inspiration inside of the question. I think, and I jump from one beam of inspiration or energy to the next, as opposed to explaining the energy. "
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" Fashion breaks my heart. "
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" There was a time Michael Jackson couldn't get his video on MTV because he was considered to be 'urban.' The Michael Jackson. So I literally have to be the Michael Jackson of apparel in order to break down the doors for everyone who will come after I'm gone, after I'm dead. "
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" I'm a trained fine artist. I went to art school from the time I was 5 years old. I was, like, a prodigy out of Chicago. I'd been in national competitions from the age of 14. "
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" My doorman is more important to me than any head of any company. He keeps us safe. "
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" But for me to have the opportunity to stand in front of a bunch of executives and present myself, I had to hustle in my own way. I can't tell you how frustrating it was that they didn't get that. No joke - I'd leave meetings crying all the time. "
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" I really appreciate the moments that I was able to win rap album of the year or whatever. "
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" I'm a human being. I've got opinions, I'm not always right, I'm not always on time, I don't always say things in the proper way, but my intentions are always extremely pure. "
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" I can always tell if a band has a British rhythm section due to the gritty production. "
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" I love sleep; it's my favorite. "
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" I didn't want to play it boring and safe. I also didn't want to innovate too much. Second albums, man, they're even scarier than first ones. "
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" I'm not always going to say things the perfect way, the right way. But I'm going to say how I feel. "
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" People always tell you, 'Be humble. Be humble.' When was the last time someone told you to be amazing? Be great! Be great! Be awesome! Be awesome! "
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" Black people can be the most conservative, the most discriminating. Especially among ourselves. It wasn't white people who said all black men have to wear baggy jeans. "
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" Michael Jordan changed so much in basketball, he took his power to make a difference. It's so much going on in music right now and somebody has to make a difference. "
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" Thirty-three-years-old, still creating art. It's rage, it's creativity, it's pain, it's hurt, but it's the opportunity to still have my voice get out there through music. "
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" You know what should be banned? Stuff that's whack. The world is controversial. The world is classist. The world is racist. "
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" I still think I am the greatest. "
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" The concept of Kimye has more cultural significance than what Page Six could write. "
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" In Paris, you're as far as possible from the land of pleasant smiles. "
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" I ain't here to argue about his facial features. Or here to convert atheists into believers. I'm just trying to say the way school need teachers the way Kathie Lee needed Regis that's the way yall need Jesus. "
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" People have me pinned as a shark or a predator in some way, and in no way am I that. I wouldn't want to hurt anyone. I want to defend people. I want to help people. "
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" I hate the way they portray us in the media. If you see a black family it says they're looting, if you see a white family it says they're looking for food. "
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" I will go down as the voice of this generation, of this decade, I will be the loudest voice. "
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" I am God's vessel. But my greatest pain in life is that I will never be able to see myself perform live. "
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