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Kanye doesn’t like book interviews, either

A lot of bookish types were annoyed when rapper, producer, professional spoilt brat, and now author Kanye West claimed to be a “proud non-reader” in a recent interview. We’re guessing, however, that more than a few book tour-weary authors will offer up a quiet hallelujah at the sentiment West expresses at the end of a typically tense interview with Entertainment Weekly:

You know what I don’t like about the continuous questions about elaborating, is I’m not trying to give someone else a book to write. The book is itself. I just want to use this opportunity to explain to people why they need to buy this book. That’s what happens. Why elaborate?

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2 Responses to “Kanye doesn’t like book interviews, either”

  1. Shaun Smith says:

    It helps to be stupid if you want to get rich and famous in today’s society.

  2. thomas says:

    Oh, My, Gawd, this guy is a complete and utter IDIOT!!! Right beise the word MORON in the dictionary: a picture of Kanye West…

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