Oh right, it left in disgust after I read this article.
Proud non-reader' Kanye pens a (short) book
'Thank You And You're Welcome' is a 52-page collection of rapper's theoriesSlideshow
NEW YORK - Rapper Kanye West does not read books or respect them but nevertheless he has written one that he would like you to buy and read.
The Grammy Award winner, known for his No. 1 albums and outspoken statements on everything from racism in America to the banality of Twitter, is the co-author of “Thank You And You're Welcome.â€
His book is 52 pages â€" some blank, others with just a few words â€" and offers his optimistic philosophy on life. One two-page section reads, “Life is 5% what happens and 95% how you react!†Another page reads “I hate the word hate!â€
“This is a collection of thoughts and theories,†West, 31, said in an interview about his spiral-bound volume, which was written with J. Sakiya Sandifer.
West said he put his thoughts in a book because “I get paraphrased and misquoted all the time.†He calls his wisdom “Kanye-isms.â€
“My favorite one is 'Get used to being used,' †he said.
“I feel like to misuse, overuse or abuse someone is negative. To use is necessary and if you can't be used, then you are useless.â€
So does he fancy himself a modern-day Confucius?
“I'm trying to end the confusion,†he said, laughing and adding, “I'm gonna put that on the next album.â€
West's derision of books comes despite the fact that his late mother, Donda West, was a university English professor before she retired to manage his music career. She died in 2007 of complications following cosmetic surgery.
“Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed,†West said. “I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph.
“I am a proud non-reader of books. I like to get information from doing stuff like actually talking to people and living real life,†he said.
West, a college dropout, said being a non-reader was helpful when he wrote his book because it gave him “a childlike purity.â€
West dedicates the book to his late mother.
“My mom taught me to believe in my flyness and conquer my shyness,†he said, defining “flyness†as confidence. “She raised me to be the voice to allow people to think for themselves, to find their own way.â€
My head.
It hurts.
Quote from: NeenjaMastah on May 28, 2009, 03:57:46 PM
“Sometimes people write novels and they just be so wordy and so self-absorbed,†West said. “I am not a fan of books. I would never want a book's autograph.
I find it interesting that someone can dismiss the awesome intellectual achievements of others as being 'self absorbed',.... and then needs a
ghostwriter to record 32 pages of trite aphorisms. [laugh]
Quote from: NeenjaMastah on May 28, 2009, 03:57:46 PM
I would never want a book's autograph.
I want a book's autograph. Those damn uptight books never even talk to me, though.
Quote from: roy-nexus-6 on May 28, 2009, 04:14:39 PM
I find it interesting that someone can dismiss the awesome intellectual achievements of others as being 'self absorbed',.... and then needs a ghostwriter to record all 32 pages of trite aphorisms. [laugh]
Well put [laugh]
paging c. darwin........
(http://eclecticemily.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/cantbrain.jpg)
biggie shot the wrong guy
his manager, Malcolm McLaren, could not be reached for comment.
Quote from: roy-nexus-6 on May 28, 2009, 04:14:39 PM
I find it interesting that someone can dismiss the awesome intellectual achievements of others as being 'self absorbed',.... and then needs a ghostwriter to record 32 pages of trite aphorisms. [laugh]
Ironically, he plagerized the 5%/95% quote...and I love the word hate because I hate people who couldn't write an original thought if their life depended on it.
chapter two
I like fishsticks
I just wonder, does anyone give 2 shits what this guy says anyway?
Is he that self absorbed to think that anyone will buy and read this rubbish, let alone have a life changing experience from reading his thoughts?
Quote from: CairnsDuc on May 28, 2009, 09:22:25 PM
I just wonder, does anyone give 2 shits what this guy says anyway?
Is he that self absorbed to think that anyone will buy and read this rubbish, let alone have a life changing experience from reading his thoughts?
Sadly, those are the same people who thought that Obama getting elected would pay their mortgage and they would never have to worry about anything ever again... (not a political comment mind you more of a state of humanity comment)
The sad part is that someone will buy his book and actually like it. I was going to say the sad part is a publisher decided to print his crap, but then again they'll print fly shit if they think it'll bring in a profit.
Quote from: CairnsDuc on May 28, 2009, 09:22:25 PM
I just wonder, does anyone give 2 shits what this guy says anyway?
Is he that self absorbed to think that anyone will buy and read this rubbish, let alone have a life changing experience from reading his thoughts?
yes he is.
yes people will buy it.
i'm sure there will be a ton of people who think he is some form of prophet or supurbly wise man for this.
it's also "art"
"art" is dumb.
(http://concreteloop.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/backstage2.jpg)
I like how it took two people to write nothing
the bizzaro generation
(https://farm4.static.flickr.com/3156/2993244653_82aceb0b9e.jpg?v=0)
Is anyone really surprised???
Bush Doesnt Care About Black People (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIUzLpO1kxI#lq-lq2-hq-vhq)
Kanye West is a GAY FISH
He's no Kahil Gabran . (The Prophet).
There are many things in life to celebrate.
Two of those things for me would be the end of Hip-Hop and Rap .
I think people like Kanye are victims of their fans and the Medias adoration and celebration.
The pendulum has swung all the way and now folks like Kanye think THEY are the chosen ones who are here for the edification of all mankind ; especially here to satisfy all the females who can't keeep their hands off them.
Sadly , white kids want to be black because they think blacks are sooooooooooooo coooooool. After all , who are the Super Stars ?
Pretty soon white kids will be ashamed to be white ! Dolph ( This is not ment to be Racist , just my observation. )
I'm not a violent person but if i ever meet him, I am going to punch him in the face, and when he asks "why" i am going to say "you know why, you know"
wow.
I mean, I knew kanye was a nutter.... but....
wow.
The crazy thing is it says he is a college drop out. By his grammar I can't believe he even finished high school, let alone got accepted by a college. Further, it is very hard to believe that a university english professor would have a son with such poor grammar. Weird.
Anyway...another self-absorbed, wacko celebrity... [puke]
Quote from: Triple J on June 03, 2009, 10:00:34 AM
The crazy thing is it says he is a college drop out. By his grammar I can't believe he even finished high school, let alone got accepted by a college. Further, it is very hard to believe that a university english professor would have a son with such poor grammar. Weird.
Anyway...another self-absorbed, wacko celebrity... [puke]
Wow his dad is a college English professor?
Damn, that must be a disappointment
Quote from: El Matador on June 03, 2009, 10:18:31 AM
Wow his dad is a college English professor?
Damn, that must be a disappointment
would that all college dropouts made such money
Quote from: dictionary boy on June 03, 2009, 10:26:55 AM
would that all college dropouts made such money
Bill gates and Steve jobs both dropped out...
Quote from: El Matador on June 03, 2009, 11:19:52 AM
Bill gates and Steve jobs both dropped out...
i can't believe i stayed in school... goddam work ethic..
Quote from: Triple J on June 03, 2009, 10:00:34 AM
The crazy thing is it says he is a college drop out. By his grammar I can't believe he even finished high school, let alone got accepted by a college. Further, it is very hard to believe that a university english professor would have a son with such poor grammar. Weird.
Anyway...another self-absorbed, wacko celebrity... [puke]
Not that I am condoning "ebonics" and other intentional grammatical errors, but consider the audience he caters to. If he was rapping with correct grammar, no one would buy it. Just saying...
Quote from: El Matador on June 03, 2009, 11:19:52 AM
Bill gates and Steve jobs both dropped out...
me, too! twice! ;D
wait'n on dem fat paychecks, yo.
What a douche. I didn't think it was possible to think he was even more of a moron than I did before. Alas, I was wrong.
:P
((taking one more step toward that remote mountain retreat to write my manifesto))
Quote from: Speedbag on June 03, 2009, 03:48:25 PM
((taking one more step toward that remote mountain retreat to write my manifesto))
Maybe you can get Kanye to co-author it with you? ;D
Quote from: El Matador on June 03, 2009, 10:18:31 AM
Wow his dad is a college English professor?
Damn, that must be a disappointment
+1 Dolph :)