You never know how Kanye West ‘s deep emotional reservoir is going to manifest itself. The singer required a break right in the middle of a BBC Radio 1 interview when he choked up and then quietly started to cry while discussing one of his mentors, late fashion professor Louise Wilson. West said: “I think she knew that she was going to pass, and she just wanted to give me some words of advice moving forward… and she told me, ‘Thank you for the times where I came to performances and this has like really meant a lot to me, with…'” He then trailed off, covering his eyes with his right hand. Pretty soon he had both hands covering his eyes as the tears welled up. Kanye left the studio briefly. When Kanye returned he said: “That’s never happened to me in an interview before.”
