Kanye West Breaks Into Tears Onstage; Funeral Services Scheduled This Week
Published: Monday - November 19, 2007
Words by Allen Starbury
Kanye West (Photo: Def Jam)
Kanye West is having a hard time with the recent loss of his mother. After pulling out of a scheduled performance for Victoria's Secret show recently, the rapper broke into tears during a performance in Paris on Saturday (November 17), his first since her passing.
Via a YouTube clip of the performance, West is seen holding his hands over his face for several minutes before members of his band came out to console him.
The rapper was an hour into his show at Le Zenith, according to People.com, when he attempted to perform "Hey Mama," introducing it by saying "This song is for my mother ... " but could not continue, the magazine reported.
"He said the word, 'Mother,' and just couldn't go any further," Le Parisien journalist Meddy Magloire told People. "A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn't continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying, while the band continued playing."
He is reported as restarting the song, but again was unable o finish. He left the stage, regrouped, then returned approximately 15 minutes later to end the concert with "Stronger."
West is slated to be in Oklahoma City on Tuesday (November 20) for the funeral services for his mother, which will take place at the Howard-Harris Funeral Home.
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