Posted by Adam

Tuesday October 19, 2010

KANYE West has revealed that he thought about killing himself — but then decided to turn his life around and become a “soldier for culture”.

The controversial rapper made his comments at the Los Angeles screening of his new film Runaway.

“There were times that I contemplated suicide,” he said. “I will not give up on life again.”

West added there’s “s so many people that will never get the chance to have their voice heard. I do it for them.”

Kanye recently revealed he wants to be the next Michael Jackson.

“With the passing of Michael Jackson, I feel a responsibility to bring things to our generation that can inspire and bring real culture to pop culture,” he said.

“I don’t sleep any more thinking how we are going to fill this gap, and create something to inspire on the level he did.

“I don’t want to be put in the hip-hop box, I’m an artist. Hopefully I’ll hook up with George Lucas and do a film about yellow people with beaks.” Well, we’d definitely pay good money to see that…”

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