Attitude - Kanye West

By: B. Brown of BREG

There is no denying Kanye West’s talent, appeal and drive. The man is flat out one of the best producers and artists in the business right now! His songs are hits and he seems to attract everyone he needs to attract to be successful. He has one fatal flaw however!

He is too self-absorbed and arrogant. I never question people when they thank as many people as possible during their award acceptance speeches. We must all thank and acknowledge everyone that has assisted us in achieving our success, but being flat out obnoxious isn’t good. Kanye actually kept talking when the music started playing for him to exit the stage and then he said, “I know ya’ll are not playing the music on me.” He kept talking, and then he said, “It would be in good taste for you all to stop playing the music.” It was funny, but at the same time, extremely disturbing because Kanye wines all the time and this was a time when everyone wanted him to shine because of the recent passing of his mother and the great performance he did prior to receiving his award. There is a time and a place for everything. For some reason, he chooses any place and any time to say whatever he wants to say. Appropriateness does not seem to matter.

I suggest that every Artist think before they speak and actually know the time allotted for them to speak or present so that they do not impose on someone else’s time slot, performance and/or position.

I believe in being humble and when you do that, people tend to want to help you and be a part of your success. When you are not being humble, people tend to want to see you down and out.Remember, in all things, talent will only take you so far. At some point and time, a pleasant personality and positive attitude will take you farther than you may ever believe!