Kanye told Angie
"Since my mom passed, I just never stopped. Even the Glow in the Dark (tour), the whole concept, I was almost in like, a delusional place.
"When Star Wars was out and I was a young child, I used to turn the sheets over and put pillows under it to make my bed look like the Empire Strikes Back snow thing and whenever something tragic happens, I turn into this five year old. So Glow in the Dark, I wasn't actually giving a rap concert, I was back in my mother's house as that five year old, as Luke Skywalker on the top of the stage.
"So I was completely not dealing with any responsibilities or reality or anything and it allowed me to be neglectful."
"Even when the MTV thing happened, it was sort of like I was throwing a Molotov cocktail at my career."
"The thing is I needed... that extra piece as a person. You have to go through hard times in life to develop your character and that added so many things to me. I had to add humility, because I have truth and confidence and all this, but I had to add humility and empathy. And those are two things that I was definitely missing. I added those because I got beat up. It is what it is, I had to grow up...
"Now I'm at a place where I've actually started to deal with my mum's passing and deal with my attitude and problems that I have, and you know, come down to Earth in a way. I'm present now."
Listen to the rest of Kanye's interview here. Kanye opens up about Amber, too. Basically says it was fun, it was a phase, but it's over.
