Kanye West's Craziest Quotes

Kanye West opened up about everything during his recent tell-all interview with The Breakfast Club’s Charlamagne Tha God. The rapper sat down with the radio host in his own home during the nearly two hour chat to talk about everything from Trump being President, to mental health and the stigmas that surround it, his own breakdown, Taylor Swift, his relationship with JAY-Z, JAY-Z and Beyoncé missing his and Kim’s 2014 wedding, his on-stage rants and so much more.

West also talked about his return to Twitter and recent string of tweets, which have been gaining a lot of attention, even from his own friends in the industry. Shortly after Charlemagne's interview was released, he went to TMZ HQ and talked about slavery.

Read the most eye-opening quotes from Kanye West’s interview below.

On Slavery

"When you hear about slavery for 400 years ... For 400 years? That sounds like a choice."

On Therapy

“I use the world as my therapist. Anyone I talk to is my therapist. I will pull them into the conversation of what I’m feeling at that point and get their perspective. … I like just talking to acquaintances, friends, family, and I keep them on the phone for 45 minutes at a time, talking through things. It’s kind of narcissistic."

On Mental Health

"I want to change the stigma of 'crazy' and the stigma of mental health period."

On Kim's Paris Robbery

“I went to Paris on that trip to protect her. Not protect her physically, but to go and just help her with her looks ‘cause she’s in Paris. … One of the things that she said that she heard was that they were coming to rob her and they had to wait till I had left. The people had been strategizing and scheming on that for a long time. So when she finally got to Paris by herself, they were like, ‘OK, this is our chance.’ … If she wasn’t here, I would never forgive myself.”

On Self-Expression Via Twitter

"The thoughts that I’m getting out on Twitter now … I’m not doing it as a form of personal therapy. It’s just an innate feeling. I want to express. I decided to use this platform to express some breakthroughs that I’ve had since going to the hospital. … I felt the need to speak at this point."

On JAY-Z

“We’re good [now]. We’re texting each other. It’s positive energy. I haven’t seen him, but I can feel him. … I was hurt about [him and Beyoncé] not coming to the wedding. I understand they was going through some things, but if it’s family, you’re not going to miss a wedding. I’m not using this interview to put out any negative things, but I gotta state my truth. … I’m past it, but at the time I was hurt.”

On President Trump

“I don’t have all the answers that a celebrity is supposed to have, but I can tell you that when he was running, I felt something. The fact that he won, it proves something. It proves that anything is possible in America. That Donald Trump can be president of America. I’m not talking about what he’s done since he’s been in office, but the fact that he was able to do it. … When I see an outsider infiltrate, I connect with that. … It’s a time for the unconventional. I’m not a traditional thinker. I’m a nonconformist.”

On Leaving Nike For Adidas

“It was heartbreaking for me to have to leave Nike, but they refused to allow me to get royalty on my shoe. And I knew I had the hottest shoe in the world. I knew Yeezy was the hottest brand in the world.”

On Ranting

“I actually think that the rants came from a place of bravery, and I had enough of the politics. That’s the world that we’re in right now. People are speaking their truth, people are expressing themselves. I’ve been waiting for this.”

On Obama And Being The Greatest Artist Of All Time

“Obama came to me before he ran for office. He met with me and my mother [Donda West] to let me know he was going to run for office because I am his favorite artist of all time — because I am the greatest artist of all time. It only makes sense. He’s got good taste. … He had so much stuff to deal with that he couldn’t deal with a wildcard like me.”

On KUWTK

“I like the way that my wife communicates and documents things. I think it’s good to document ourselves, document our now. See if we can recognize ourselves in a different life, in a different light.”

On Harried Tubman And The $20 Bill

"When I saw Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, that's when I wanted to use bitcoin. It's like all the slave movies, why you gotta keep reminding us about slavery? Why don't you put Michael Jordan on the $20 bill?

On Virgil Abloh's Education

“The breakthrough with Virgil is now we have someone who's come from DONDA, who's come from the school of Kanye West...

On His Louis Vuitton Deal That Fell Through

"I had to go to Adidas and say, 'I know we had the best fashion show but Louis Vuitton is gonna back Yeezy and the Kanye West Company... the hurtful part was they agreed to support my clothing, and guess who was one of my designers? Virgil.

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