Kanye West 'Felt Very Alone' After Taylor Swift Fiasco

By PopEater Staff Posted Sep 15th 2010 02:15PM

After a year of avoiding the press, Kanye West is ready to tell his side of the story. The 'Runaway' singer penned his first article for XXL magazine , and PopEater has the exclusive first look at his reaction to the 2009 Taylor Swift VMA debacle.

"I stress that the incident wasn't about Taylor personally. And it definitely wasn't about race. Where I messed up is, at the end of the day, it's your show, Taylor. It's your show, MTV," West explains in XXL's October 2010 issue, on stands next week.

"The relationship with the public and with your fans is like the relationship with your girlfriend. How could I not, at a certain point, be like, 'I'm sorry. I shouldn't have been at the awards show. I'm sorry.' Not that I don't deserve to get beat up or change who I am inside, to make sure that that doesn't happen again."

West is, of course, speaking about the notorious night last year when he stormed the stage at the VMAs, grabbed Swift's mic and told the audience that a different artist (Beyonce) deserved to win the Best Female Video award that had just been awarded to the young pop star.

During Sunday night's 2010 VMAs, West performed his non-answer to Swift's song about him. And while he didn't exactly address last year's incident, he did take aim at his disrespectful behavior.

"I knew I wasn't in a great spot publicly after the incident, but I would just block it out and work as hard as possible and let my work be my saving grace. In a way, I had thrown a Molotov cocktail at my own career, and it gave me an opportunity, for the first time, to go away and find out who I was. Because I felt very alone," he writes in the mag.

In addition to penning his own article, West curated and creatively directed 40 pages of the magazine.

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Wednesday 15 September

By themeeker

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Alone is how you should feel when you have no talent but you tell everyone that you do. Better to keep your mouth shut and have everyone THINK you're a fool, than to open your mouth and erase all doubt Kanye.

By Lisa

My thoughts exactly

By Amy

OOh good one-totally agree.

By Jax

So true! Kanye has been an ego-maniac from the beginning...a legend in his own mind. His conceitedness has always been a turn off, and now he's paying the price. Karma, my friend.

Thursday 16 September

By Cliff

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Kanye is sorry alright , now that everyone hates him and he's took a hit to his career. But he didn't act alone , Beyonce and Jay Z is just as much to blame....I'm sure there was talk at the table about want he was going to do and the just helped him aged him on.

By varsa

ok kanye may be an ego maniac and pretty full of himself but there is NO denying his talent. He is one of the most talented rappers in the game right now. just because he's a jerk doesn't mean he's not talented. his music is amazing and his lyrics are unbelievable.

By Kristine

Couldn't have said it better myself! He is a fool and will always be a fool! Taylor Swift is the one who came out of this whole situation with dignity and grace

By mary

Kanye WHO?

By vbthomasee

Amen, he is an Low life A-hole.

By Dave

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Are we still on this absurd story about two losers screwing each other over?

By NV

Well, Kanye will always be a douchebag, no matter how many excuses he goes through.

By scrubabub

You mean alone like the a-hole he is....

By Daggywood

You must pay for your actions.....just like everybody eles! Always remember; if you're in the spotlight, even if you're not, don't say anything you might regret. If you're feeling angry on a certain day, don't go out and drink. If you have a bad attitude and like to drink, you'll feel very alone....lol...just ask Kanye. BTW dumb name ... KANYE.

By ---

get over it

By arlibarli

kanye is his real name u dummy. his mom was of african descent.

Friday 17 September

Like I said..."What a dumb name"! Did I say it was fake? I said "what a dumb name". And I meant it! He's the one that's a Fn loser....and you're defending him. So I guess this means YOU'RE THE DUMMY!!! You Piece Of Junk!

By Gina

No, his arrogance and big mouth ruined his career.

By Angie

THANK YOU!!! That was my first thought when I read the headline. It wasn't the VMA's that screwed up his career, it's his big mouth. Although it would be somewhat amusing if he autotuned the garbage that spews out the way he does his "music." XD

By LLB730

Well said! The guy is a major douche-bag. He deserves everything he's gotten from that stupid stunt he pulled.

By Steppin Razor

Ha - Kanye can suck it. ...what an a**hole...

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