The Glastonbury headliner doesn't feel the need to be shy about his talents
Kanye West is definitely not scared of tooting his own horn and, as the American rapper gets ready for his Saturday headline slot at Glastonbury next weekend, that humble streak many of us wonder if he has does not look likely to be surfacing.
Kanye West's upcoming Glastonbury headline slot has not been met with praise from every festival-goer
The husband of reality star Kim Kardashian has told The Sunday Times Culture magazine that, like renaissance polymaths Michelangelo, Galileo and Leonardo da Vinci, he defies strict categorisation.
West, who has also branched out into fashion design, has often compared himself to some of the greats and has said he fights hard to avoid being boxed into one particular genre.
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He said: "Imagine if da Vinci or Michelangelo or Galileo were asked not to think of anything except for the one thing they first became famous for.
"So da Vinci could only have one idea. For all haters, I’m not saying I’m da Vinci but I feel it’s right for any human being to compare themselves to anything."
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The 38-year-old star may be hoping that he is compared favourably to his friends Jay-Z and Beyonce who have both headlined Glastonbury in the past and done so to wide praise, despite initial complaints from some festival fans.
Kanye’s own headline appointment has also attracted criticism with more than 130,000 signing a petition calling for him to be dropped.
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