Music to John Legend’s theory about the beginning of Kanye West’s ‘decay’

John Legend decided to open up on the disagreements with Kanye West. In a new interview, the singer speculated about what “accelerated” the “decay” of his former friend and musical partner.

After releasing two albums independently at the beginning of his career, Legend received a great boost by signing with the Good musicrecord company of West; his big appearance was a participation in the track “Selfish” of Slum Villageproduced by YEin 2004, the same year that the first Legend LP, Get Liftedarrived at Good musicwidely produced by West.

“At that time, Kanye He was very in love, very talented, and he had great dreams not only to himself, but also for all the people around him, “he said Legend to the The Times UK. “He had so much optimism, so much creativity. It’s sad, sometimes shocking, seeing where he is now.”

The two came together later in the track “Blame Game”and the Good music released the first studio albums of Legendthrough Darkness and light in 2016. However, it was that same year that the support of West the Donald Trump It emerged, which first generated the rupture between the two artists, with the duo moving away from 2022.

I have not seen any clue of what we are seeing now, your obsessions with anti -Semitism, Racism, and it’s sad to see your decay, “said Legend.

However, the artist added that he believes that the fall of West can be tracked until the death of the rapper’s mother, Dondaalmost a decade before the first presidency of Trump.

I don’t think we are qualified to do psychoanalysis, but after the death of his mother in 2007, there was definitely a difference. This descent started there and seems to have recently accelerated, “he told The Times UK.

Article published on May 11, 2025 at Rolling Stone. To read the original in English, click here.

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