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Kanye West Blames Himself for Mother's Death

Posted Nov 12th 2008 4:30PM by Tracey Ford
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In a recent interview with People magazine, Kanye West opens up about finding the right girl, feeling like an "alien," and life after the sudden death of his mother, Donda West. The rapper/producer has been relatively quiet since his mother passed away last year. "I didn't do any interviews after my mom passed, I wasn't ready to speak about [it]," West said. "Now I'd rather talk it through than commit suicide. I'm super devastated."

The rapper avoided the press while he worked through his painful loss, but became way more active on his blog. In September, dodging the paparazzi landed him in some trouble and he was arrested at Los Angeles International Airport on felony vandalism charges.

"It's lonely at the top," he told reporters at a London listening party for his new album, '808's & Heartbreak.' "Losing my mom, having no woman in my life to support me -- I feel like I'm on my own and can only express it through my music." While West tries to express his emotions through his music, he admits that he's still depressed and blames himself for his mother's death.

"I feel like I moved to California, then my mom moved to California, and she did stuff she wouldn't have done if we'd stayed in Chicago," he told the magazine. "If I'd never made it in the music business, it never would've happened."

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alergic2fakes

HE AINT A LOUD MOUTH THUG SO WATCH YOUR MOUTH & I THINK HES A VERY SMART PERSON AND HE MADE PLENTY OF SCENCE IN WHAT HE WAS SAYING, HIS MOTHER MOVED WITH HIM BY THE CELEBS AND SHE STARTED DOING THINGS AS THEY DID SHE WANTED SURGERY TO MAKE HER LOOK BETTER WHEN REALLY SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL ALL ALONG. REST IN PEACE YOU CREATED A MASTERPIECE..!

June 26 2009 at 5:05 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

poop

Kanye ur amazing and no one can take that away from u. I bet u all of the paparatzi want to be you. Not many people love their moms like u do. and seriously who sed THAT is being a thug. Kanye ur better than the paparatzi.

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Jendayi

Erica-Brooke:

Sweetie, it's called sampling. He didn't try to fool anyone. Almost every success artist who make cds after the 00s has sampled another artist. It's a simple form of flattery --plus there really isn't anything new under the sun.

November 19 2008 at 1:16 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

deborah

Oh come on. Kanye West is rude, obnoxious and conceited. I am also not a fan of his. But to blame himself because his mother did something stupid is ridiculous. She fell into that "hollywood" thing and even though she had a bad heart and was warned against it, found a doctor to do extensive cosmetic surgery on her and she died. It was her choice and a silly one. I feel for Kanye. It wasn't his fault.

November 18 2008 at 11:35 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

deborah

November 18 2008 at 11:34 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

missleon80

I don't think KW should blame himself. God's got a different path for us all. We just have to cope with every situation. Keep working hard!

November 18 2008 at 5:46 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

chunt52555

Cant blame yourself.... mom was a big girl, had a Phd, was told not to what she did. It's hard to let it go, I lost my mom 13 years ago and I'll NEVER get over it.

November 18 2008 at 2:21 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

fished

come on Kanye, don't let that ghost of the Doc, hunt you for your death, He the doctor encourage your mother for that all at once job. If you feel quite for not begin there for your support to tell her no ! she would have not let you know, as she did. Stop this ! stop it. it's not your fault, it's the Doctor for unprofessism in this kind of work, take care GOD BLESSING beupon you always KANYE

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