John Legend is talking his peace on the previous friendship he had with Kanye West and giving just a little perception into how he thinks the controversial rapper turned so, properly, controversial.
Talking in a brand new interview with London’s The Occasions over the weekend, the “Get Lifted” singer touched on the connection he as soon as had with West, noting that to start with, he was optimistic and passionate. Now, nonetheless, Legend mentioned his “devolvement” is clear and a depressing factor to witness.
“Again then Kanye was very passionate, very gifted, and he had massive goals not just for himself but additionally for all of the individuals round him. He had a lot optimism, a lot creativity,” Legend mentioned. “I didn’t see a touch of what we’re seeing now, his obsessions with antisemitism, anti-blackness. It does really feel unhappy, typically surprising, to see the place he’s now…It’s unhappy to see his devolution.:
West has notoriously been crashing out for years, leaning an increasing number of into antiSemitism, vulgarity and extra lately. Most individuals have theorized that his descent into controversy was kicked off by the dying of his mom, Donda, again in 2007. As for Legend, he holds the same prepare of thought—although he doesn’t really feel he or anybody is basically “certified to psychoanalyze him.”
“After his mom handed in 2007 there was undoubtedly a distinction. His descent began then and appears to have accelerated just lately,” the “Bizarre Individuals” singer mentioned.
Trying again on when the 2 of them actually parted methods, Legend defined that whereas there had been some house in between them for awhile, their rift widened after he opted to not help West throughout his run for presidency again in 2020.
“He was upset that I didn’t help his run for presidency of america of America, for comprehensible causes,” Legend mentioned in a separate interview on “The Axe Recordsdata” podcast. “I wasn’t alone in that, however, you recognize, he was not pleased about that. And we actually haven’t been shut since then.”
Legend’s feedback come practically a month a half after West went on a weird, albeit brief rant in opposition to him throughout an interview with DJ Akedemiks. Whereas going off on a number of of his former pals and collaborators, West mentioned of the “Inexperienced Gentle” singer: “Have a look at John Legend’s previous sissy ass. I ain’t by no means do nothing improper to that nigga. I modified generations of his life. And he obtained on that f*ggot ass sizzling sweater… They mentioned he smells like mashed potatoes.”