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Kanye on Creativity

ampersandean:

viafrank:

Am I really putting up something Kanye West said? Yes I am. Because it’s about better. And, I’m inclined to believe this thought, regardless of what I think of the man’s music or behavior.

There’s no such thing as fact anymore, only opinion. The closest thing we have to fact is “common opinion”. Everything is an opinion. The way you dress is an expression of your opinion. Your religious beliefs are your opinion. The music you turn up loud is your opinion. For most people it’s easier to just agree. For me the hardest thing is to ‘just’ agree and that is what sparks creativity, the feeling that something can be better, the feeling that something’s missing. The feeling that something’s needed.

(Oh, and obviously facts still remain.)

via putthison, converted to non-all-caps by Colin Marshall

“For me the hardest thing is to ‘just’ agree.”

Beat me to it! This is exactly why, after a lot of the stupid stuff he gets quoted as saying, and a lot of the public persona he projects, I still like Kanye. I don’t always like his music, but the guy has a kind of character I can appreciate.