Kanye West Feelin' Better About Life, Thanks To Mom
Published: Saturday - April 12, 2008
Words by Liz "Red" Thomas
Kanye West (Photo: Getty Images)
Kanye West seems to be doing better since the loss of his mother in November of last year. In a recent blog, via his official site KanyeUniversity.com, the rapper-producer explained his happiness.
"If there's anything my mom taught me [it] is to enjoy life," West wrote on Wednesday (April 9). "I don't do anything I don't love anymore ... while people chase money I pursue happiness."
He even paid tribute to his mother during a heartfelt performance at this year's Grammy Awards.
During his blog Wednesday, West also revealed that he's recorded for the first time since his mother's passing, and it made him feel "inspired."
"I just recorded my first verse in the last six months, two days ago at Bape's Studio in Japan," wrote West. "It felt good and I was inspired. I absolutely lost my mind (in a good way) on the new Glow in the Dark tour. The constant hours of creating, helped me to keep from loosing my mind in a bad way.
"Chris Milk told me tragedy can produce great art and this is definitely true. I am a total mad man now, up till 3 a.m. every night, trying to fight pain, board-um, and uncertainty with creativity. All that said, life is good..."
In other news, Kanye's upcoming Glow In The Dark Tour is slated to kick off on April 16 in Seattle, and run through the end of May.
Full dates are as follows:
04/16 - Seattle, WA @ Key Arena 04/18 - Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena 04/19 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavillion 04/20 - San Diego, CA @ Sports Arena 04/21 - Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia 04/22 - Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia 04/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia 04/25 - Las Vegas, NV @ Red Rocks Casino Resort 04/26 - Alburquerque, NM @ Journal Pavillion 04/27 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center 04/29 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Ford Center 04/30 - Austin, TX @ Frank Irwin Center 05/01 - Dallas, TX @ Smirnoff 05/02 - Houston, TX @ Pavillion 05/04 - Atlanta, GA @ Gwinette Arena 05/05 - Tampa, FL @ Ford Amp 05/06 - Miami, FL @ American Airlines Arena 05/08 - Charlotte, NC @ Verizon Amp 05/09 - Raleigh, NC @ Walnut Creek 05/10 - Wash. DC @ Nissan Pavillion 05/11 - Virgina Beach, VA @ Verizon Wireless 05/13 - New York, NY @ M.S.G. 05/15 - Boston, MA @ Tweeter (KIIS) 05/16 - Hartford, CT @ Meadows 05/17 - Philadelphia, PA @ Tweeter 05/18 - Scranton, PA @ Toyota Pavillion 05/20 - Montreal, QC, CA @ Bell Center 05/21 - Toronto, ON, CA @ Molson Center 05/22 - Detroit, MI @ Palace 05/23 - Chicago, IL @ United Center 05/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ Target Center 05/26 - Winnipeg, MB, CA @ MTS Center 05/27 - Saskatoon, SK, CA @ Credit Union Center 05/29 - Edmonton, AB, CA @ Rexall Place-1st 05/30 - Calgary, AB, CA @ Saddledome-1st
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