On his future wifey or baby mama

"I want to have kids. But I want to have the right girl too â€" someone who really cares about me.  When I'm in a club, girls are super-calculating, planning every step."

On losing his mom and dumping his fiance

"It's lonely at the top. Losing my mom, having no woman in my life to support me â€" I feel like I'm on my own and can only express it through my music."

On what he's learned since his mother Donda West passed away one year and two days ago

"She influenced me to do exactly what I want to do .With my mom's passing, I learned that ... you can't let people box you in. You gotta do what you want to do."

"I didn't do any interviews after my mom passed, I wasn't ready to speak about [it]. Now I'd rather talk it through than commit suicide. I'm super devastated."

Kanye blames himself and his success.

"I feel like I moved to California, then my mom moved to California, and she did stuff she wouldn't have done if we'd stayed in Chicago. If I'd never made it in the music business, it never would've happened."

On fame:

"I'm an alien. The only place I can be alone is my hotel room â€" I can't even go to the grocery store. But don't feel sorry for me â€" I just did a shoot for Louis Vuitton. Don't worry about me, I'll be okay in the end."

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