The rapper husband of Kim Kardashian says that he is 'definitely' running for president although he doesn't consider himself as a politician.
- Sep 25, 2015
AceShowbiz - Kanye West confirms that he's "definitely" running for President in 2020. "I didn't approach that because I thought it would be fun. It wasn't like, 'Oh, let's go rent some jet skis in Hawaii.' No, the exact opposite," the rapper explained in a new interview with Vanity Fair to promote his latest fashion collection.
Of public's perception, he said, "As I said that [presidential announcement], it was like, 'Wait a second, we would really be into that, because actually if you think about it, he's extremely thoughtful. Every time he's ever gotten in trouble, he was really jumping in front of a bullet for someone else. He's probably the most honest celebrity that we have.' "
He added, "I sit in clubs and I'm like, Wow, I've got five years before I go and run for office and I've got a lot of research to do, I've got a lot of growing up to do. My dad has two masters degrees. My mom has a PhD, she used to work at Operation PUSH. Somehow the more and more creative I get, the closer and closer I get to who I was as a child. When I was a child, I was holding my mom's hand at Operation PUSH. I think it's time."
Will he give up his creative projects if he runs? "I think about that," he replied. "Because it's so therapeutic for me to sit and work for seven days. We work on the collection year-round, every day to the office, we have an amazing team, but then you have that seven days before the show where you just really, really don't sleep. ... I have to stay creative. The whole point is to have someone [in office] that's creative, that's around amazing creatives."
He went on, "I think the world can be helped through design, so it's very important that I stay around creative, forward thinkers. It's very important that I continue to design, to be in practice of trying to make the best decisions possible. I hate politics. I'm not a politician at all. I care about the truth and I just care about human beings. I just want everyone to win, that's all I can say, and I think we can."
Kanye who is expecting his second child with wife Kim Kardashian also talked about his new album. "It's currently called Swish. I'm forgetting even what the last name of it was now," he stated. Of when it would be ready, he said, "I'm not sure. I'm not worried about the years. I'm worried about the life and the body of work that I can put out while I'm breathing."
