I like alot of Kanye West's songs (even though I'm an old lady - kids introduced his music to me), but he lost his "shine" for me long before the Taylor Swift thing (who to me is relevant like Miley Cyrus is relevant - they are both huge - with the teeny bopper crowd and if they can mature musically, then maybe they'll have a chance, if not, they'll go the way of Leif Garrett).
When I lost respect for Kanye West was when I saw him perform live - HE SUCKS BIG TIME! Guy cannot sing - it was PAINFUL!! I gave it a pass the first time, because, hey, everybody has a bad day - BUT, I have now been subjected to a number of "live performances" and the best ones are the ones he obviously is lip syncing to -
All the people mentioned above as icons could get up with a microphone and belt out a tune accapella and we'd all be amazed. If Kanye tried doing that the dog would start howling - He is a genius songwriter, but he can't sing or perform - please pull your pants up/
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