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When I was a kid, I loved really loud things. My grandmother and I went to the Fulton Mall, and I bought a three-piece suit that was paisley. Paisley over the whole suit. I was 6 and thought it was great. My mother took a photo of me in it, sent it to my grandmother, and burned the suit. ”

Kanye is a student of art. He's an art-school-dropout type of kid that will talk about art till the cows come home. ”

So much about getting onstage is creating a connection with an audience that allows you to go different places and try different things. ”

There are some artists that may actually be crazy, but there are some artists that just make different choices, and because they are different, we call them crazy. ”

When I'm on the road, museums end up being a place I go to in different cities that is always interesting. Museums and independent record stores. ”

I know for myself, every now and again on HBO, they'll show some of the young comedian specials from the '80s and early '90s, and it's just fascinating to watch those comedians - some of whom are people that are world-famous, like Chris Rock or Judd Apatow - to see the jokes that people had, but also, the way everything looked. ”

I feel like I've always thought of myself as a comedian. ”

After I left the 'Daily Show,' I was kind of sitting out for five years. I know what it's like to not be able to have that platform for my voice the way I want it. ”

Sometimes I feel I'm being animated, but it comes off differently. Unfortunately, I was cursed with these sleepy eyes. ”

I can't be manic without it feeling false to me. ”