I’ve mentioned that I really like Kanye West’s new CD “808′s and Heartbreak”. Why? I like the melodies. Some of them are sooo catchy. Auto-tune? He’s using it for artistic effect, not to hide his obvious inability to sing. He’s not trying to trick anyone that he’s a good singer. He thinks it sounds cool. Opinions on whether or not it sounds cool may vary. I agree with him. Is he jumping on the Akon, T-Pain, Lil Wayne, etc. bandwagon? Kind of, but he isn’t using this fad to make club-bangers. He’s making this weird electro pop. Whatever. I’m into it.

So I like his tunes. I’ve always heard how insane and arrogant this guy is, but then I watched these videos on VBS.tv. Spike Jonze interviews him about various subjects. What made me like him is the fact that he’s very honest and sooo passionate about creating something great.

I found him inspiring (in a somewhat unrealistic sense). I’m inspired to create something great. I just don’t know what that is right now.

Filed under: Music, Rambles by mukelarvin
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