Nov 25
Check out photo’s and a few inserts from fader’s issue with chewbacca kanye on the cover.. lol. (To hear him refer to his “Chewbacca” cover) Listen 39 Mins in.
The Kanye glasses were everywhere though, from Canal St. to malls in Oklahoma. Were you surprised at how ubiquitous those became? Because straight up, those are weird ass glasses.
I think there hasn’t been a Michael Jackson since Michael Jackson, but when stuff like that happens, it’s little pieces of what he had, his level of influence. And it’s like that’s either the one-off or it’s the beginning of a lot of it.
Does this album feel like your purest vision then?
I always felt like that, every time. When I did The College Dropout, it was really a new idea that caught people off guard. This album is a complete new idea, some whole different shit that’s gonna change music again. I think it’s our responsibility to be fearless, to have the masses’ and radio’s ear and still push the envelope. That’s why I was always supposed to be the independent champion. And that’s why it was such a big, terrible thing when I ran on stage on Justice [at the MTV Europe Music Awards]. It was like, Aw, he’s one of them now. He’s no longer the kid who went to art school and stuff. It’s like, now he’s just…
Be an astronaut.
Yeah, it’s fucking exciting. I’m really excited about this album. When I was sitting in the studio in Hawaii and I asked somebody for the number to the hotel and they were like, “808-duh duh duh†because Hawaii’s area code is 808. And we just randomly do the whole album in Hawaii. I’m not trying to be all weirdo, connect the constellations like that, but this shit is too meant to be. Therefore, let’s put it out, okay. It’s kinda good!
Via Fader
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1. YoYo Says:
November 25th, 2008 at 1:02 pmI actually got this issue early from a homegirl that works over at Fader, its a real dope interview… also good fresh shots from the inside of his Apartment, and the spreadshot is him in his backyard rolling around in the grass, its funny and cool at the same time.
November 25th, 2008 at 11:20 pm
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