: MediaTakeOut.com has learned that last night, rapper Kanye West attempted to perform in front of a live audience in Paris, France. And he reportedly broke down on stage.
Here's how French newspaper Le Parisian reports it:
He said the word, 'Mother' and just couldn't go any further. A back-up singer, the DJ and a guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He just couldn't continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the band continued playing.Kanye then reportedly walked off the stage, regained his composure and returned to perform his hit song Stronger
The French paper described his return to the stage as follows:
He was very nervous, seemed to have gathered himself up, and had a lot of energy. He kept shouting out to the audience, 'I need you... I need you right now.' and the public was screaming back. It was magic.
Here is video of the performance (thanks to our faithful reader Lionel!!)
@SHABIN36
IT IS NOT NECESSARY U COMMENT. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE'S MOM DYING, U ARE TALKING ABOUT U DON'T REALLY LIKE HIM, WHO CARES IF U DON'T, BY TELLING US ON MTO WE ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS AND HONESTLY WE DON'T CARE HOW U FEEL. WHEN PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND START TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY HATE A PARTICULAR CELEBRITY IS JUST APPALLING COS TRUST ME THEY DON'T CARE AND ALSO WE MTO READERS DO NOT GIVE A *** WHO U LIKE OR NOT
Kanye isn't in Paris. He's back in the states. He left Europe immediately after he was told the news of his mother's passing...The situations is still sad, however, and he and his family will stay in my prayers.
MTO, yall need to stop trying to dig so deep before you slip a disc in your back...
Happy Sunday, BTW
OMG You people if you dont know what u are talking bout please dont say anything.. here's the video of kanye performing in Paris last *** [link to external website removed]
He is performing in Belgium today. Unfortunately he cancelled his performance in Holland,Amsterdam monday. I was going and I totally understand why he cancelled,but now finding out that he performed last *** and is performing today Im kinda lost. There is no new date or nothing..
Sometimes you need to take your mind of certain things for a minute.
I think doing what he´s doing right now on stage helps him deal with those certain things.
He can´t be at home mourning 24/7 until the case is resolved you know.
One has got to try to keep doing what it is they do to help them deal with these things.
Kanye is a perfomer, his momma gave up alot to see him entertain the world and I think his mom would like to see him keep doing that, keep represanting for her and never giving up or folding up no matter the tribulations. D. West raised a souljah.
I feel for you Kanye and you are trully stronger than most and a hero and so is your momma.
May she rest in everlasting peace.
@Uncle_Tom
It's possible that he has obligations that he has to honor, so it may not be a case of him being greedy. He could be at risk for being sued if he doesn't perform. But I agree, he's gone through a traumatic episode and he just needs to go somewhere and mourn. We can only hope the promoters can show some sympathy, although that's doubtful.
Nobody on here can say where that man needs to be right now. He is obviously where he wants to be, and that is on stage. Some people deal with things in different ways, he probably knows his mother would want him to continue doing what he loves. He grieves everyday, so no one on here can say where he needs to be to grieve. Laying around crying about things isnt the way everybody does it. that would make me even more sad if i was in his situation. I love you Kanye, and i will pray for you!!
Hopefully Jay ain't slave-drivin' to keep him performing on the tour. Kanye needs to take some time off. At the Chicago concert at House of Blues a few days before his mom died, Jay looked *** that the hype was stronger and louder when Kanye came out to "Can't Tell me nothing".. whole audience was rapping. Jay had just passed the mike and had a smerk on his face with the crowd participation and then walked off.
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@SHABIN36
IT IS NOT NECESSARY U COMMENT. THEY ARE TALKING ABOUT SOMEONE'S MOM DYING, U ARE TALKING ABOUT U DON'T REALLY LIKE HIM, WHO CARES IF U DON'T, BY TELLING US ON MTO WE ARE NOT YOUR FRIENDS AND HONESTLY WE DON'T CARE HOW U FEEL. WHEN PEOPLE COME UP HERE AND START TALKING ABOUT HOW THEY HATE A PARTICULAR CELEBRITY IS JUST APPALLING COS TRUST ME THEY DON'T CARE AND ALSO WE MTO READERS DO NOT GIVE A *** WHO U LIKE OR NOT
............................................... monisha,
you need to get off my post because I have read some the mean and nasty things you have written about artists that I will never think of writing.
If you read what I wrote in the context I wrote it you would understand. This is not your site, you cannot tell me to not comment when my comments make more sense than yours. you are fake and that's why I do not comment on your posts. you make me sick.
like I said, I did not like him but I have sympathy for him and he needs the energy of his fans to give him strength.
If yoy cannot read and write do not read my posts because I IMPLY alot of what I write. read between the lines, you fool. you are the worst one to talk, of all the mess you write on this site about people, calling pople names and all.
you need to stay off this bandwagon. don't be like bajandobad, messing with me because I do not mess with you.
People on this sites are not your friends either.
i think that its his choice on whether to proceed with his music career or not. he *** sure dont need a bunch of nobodys on a site tellin him what to do. thats up to him, and his team to make that decision. he'll still continue to do shows because hes built up too much to turn back now; even with the passing of his mother; hes not gonna really fall off like that. graduation is the peak of his career. hes never had a album so critcally and commercially acclaimed as this one. for those who make jabs at his moms unfortunate death, at this the height of his career, have no idea what this man is goin through. all that sh!t comes back ten-fold. yeah she coulda did this, she coulda did that, but she did what she did, and its done. no need to grandstand and all that. you are not god. let the man mourn ***.
IT'S O.*** KANYE, YOU WILL GET THROUGH IT. IT WILL TAKE GOD AND SOME TIME. HE IS IN NO CONDITION TO BE PERFORMING AT THIS TIME, AND TRUE FRIENDS WOULD BE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT. YOU CAN TELL THAT HIS MOTHER GAVE HIM ALOT OF STRENGTH TO KEEP ON GOING, EVEN WHEN TIMES ARE HARD, BUT WHEN YOU LOSE A PARENT AND ESPECIALLY A MOTHER LIKE HIS, WHO WAS DOWN FOR HER SON ALL THE TIME FROM BIRTH TO ADULTHOOD AND MADE SO MANY SACRIFICE, IT FEELS LIKE A PIECE OF YOUR SOUL IS GONE.
you cannot tell a person how to mourn their losses. some throw themselves into their work, some go crazy, some develop a habit, some channel anger into something positive. anyway, i know we all have opinions but in the case of someone's death, keep them to yourself. if you're really a fan or just a person with a heart, just pray for him. forget that he's an entertainer and know he's still a man who just lost the woman who gave him life!
@ shabin36
Are you so dense that you don't understand the point that monisha was making. There was no need to say, "I never liked kanye but I do have sympathy for the ordeal he is going through right now."
All You had to say was I have sympathy for the ordeal he is going through. You didn't need to have the negative comment before you said the positive comment.
Isn't this the same site that posted a picture of Kanye's mother prior to her passing with some unflatering words about her appearance? People need to know that what you say can affect people and she did not deserve that.She was a middle aged woman for goodness sake and she did nothing to merit this; this web site has a pinchant for attracting ignorant people. All the best to you Kanye.
No One Should Be *** On Kanye Right Now. Good or Bad/Hate or Love, We Should ALL Sympathize with His Situation. He Does Need to Chill, Though! No One Would Be Mad If He Cancelled EVERY Concert That He Had Scheduled For the Next Decade!!! If They Are, They Should Eat Sick ***!!! God Bless That Guy!!!
Idk I say he needs more time to heal and maybe performing is his part of therapy that's making move through this difficult time. I don't think it's a money thing I think he had prior engagements that was already booked prior to his mother passing, and he don't want to be sued for not showing. At the same time, they should understand his situation too. My prayers are with you Kanye, I can't say you'll get through this b/c you never will get over this pain of losing your mom trust me, it's been three years for my mom and it's as if it happened yesterday.
Uncle_Tom
The guy is a millionaire and hes obviously greedy...He can certainly afford time off to grieve if he wanted to..Its not like hes on a 9-5...shame on him...He should be on the beach in Ghana or something...
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Its not about that. He's under contract. If he doesnt do those shows he can get sued by the promoters that rented that arena. If he misses shows it can cost him and his record company alot of money.
SO STOP CRITISIZING AND GIVE KANYE PROPS FOR TRYING. DAM!
Come on tom even you know that right?
KANYE MY PRAYERS GO TO YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, I KNOW HOW IT FILLS TO LOSE A PARENT NOT ONE BUT BOTH, I LOST MY MOM 12-13-06, AND MY DAD 12-25-1988 AND IT STILL FILLS LIKE YESTERDAY, I HAVE NO BROTHER NOR SISTERS, AND ITS VERY HARD. BUT GOD BLESS ME WITH A BEAUTIFUL FAMILY. MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL AND PUT HIM FIRST ALWAYS. LUV YALL
Awwwww.....this video is so sad.....
When I lost my dad, with me being a daddy's girl, that ish tore me up. I couldn't even say his name without bursting into tears. It took almost a year and a half before I finally accepted what had happened (he died kinda tragic) and got on with my life. So, it's gonna take Kanye a while...maybe not as long as it took me, but definatly a while. NOTHING is worse than losing a parent/child. NOTHING. So....kudos to him for trying. And big ups to Paris for not booing or doing something disrespectful when he had his moment. There will probably be other moments to come. But indeed, he IS under contract. He'd have millions in lawsuits, lke some of you have said, so he DID kinda have to be there. God Bless You Kanye. And good for him for letting those emotions out. Keeping them inside would've been much worse for him.
MAN, THIS IS SO SAD THIS MAN'S MOM WAS SUCH A BLESSING AND ASSET TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY. SHE WAS ACTUALLY TRYING TO BUILD. I RESPECT THT TO THE FULLEST AND NO MATTER WHAT NO ONE SAY ABOUT KANYE HE REALLY LOVED AND RESPECTED HIS MOM. *** I FEEL SO DARN BAD FOR HIM AND THE WORLD HAS LOST ANOTHER GREAT ONE. GOD BLESS U KANYE AND PLEASE KEEP DOING WHAT YOUR MOTHER PUT IN YOU TO DO.
I am sure he was in Paris, sounds like French to me. However, I do feel sorry for the man. But stop milking the public, grieve in private. Publicity *** are so last year. It looked like feign grief to me. Check out his sales, they are increasing as we speak. Try being less arogant all the time and God may not punish you.
I could totally feel him breaking down, it almost brought me to tears I could only imagine the pain he's going thru but ummm this story is probably a lie because he was to perform here in LA for the Victoria Secret taping on the 15th but canceled because he couldn't handle it & Will.I.AM took his place...so why the hell would he go overseas & perform-stupid MTO!!!!! Let him BREATHE!!!!!
KANYE IS RIGHT HERE IN THE STATES MTO YOU NEED TO STOP LYING. THERE IS ONE BLOG WHOM I KNOW IS ACGUAINTED WITH KANYE AND IT WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE IF THIS WAS TRUE HE HAS NOT EVEN LAID HIS MOM TO REST HE IS NOT IN FRANCE OR ANYWHERE ELSE PERFORMING HE DID NOT RETURN AFTER HEARING OF HER DEATH. MTO YOU ARE VEY BIG LIARS!!!!!
MY BADD!!!!! I STAND CORRECTED I HAD TO CHECK WITH A FAMILY MEMBER. WAS TOLD BY SOMEONE WHO KNOWS THAT HE THOUGHT PERFORMING WOULD HELP HIM AND HE WANTED TO GO AHEAD IN HONOR OF HER HE WAS HERE EARLIER THIS WEEK HE FLEW OVER FOR THE PERFORMANCE DON"T KNOW IF THERE WILL BE MORE. HE IS REALLY HAVING IT HARD YOU GUYS WHO KNOW HOW TO PLEASE PRAY FOR HIM. THE OTHER BLOG DID NOT POST THIS BECAUSE THEY ARE ALLOWING HIM TO GRIEVE IN PEACE AND RESPECTING HIS PRIVACY. MTO YOU ARE STILL LIARS THOUGH
He is overseas dumbasses!!! Yeah he canceled the Victoria Secrets thing because his mother had JUST DIED!! I'm sure americans would have more simpathy for him and especially if they found a replacement (Will.i.Am)!
But this is overseas and like people said they have contracts and will sue! Even if your mother died they don't care becasue thats lost money for them! You people need to excercise COMMON SENSE! And if you idiots have some sort of amnesia i'll enlighten you. When his mother died he was in Europe and flew back to the States, so i'm going to guess and say he is on some type of european tour and has to finish and I saw on the news that he was coming back in time for the Tuesaday funeral of his mother!! Umkay! MTO isnt lying this time!
man...that had me in tears. let that man do what he gotta do. maybe HE wanted to go out on stage as I'm sure his mom would have wanted. that's what he needs now is his fans. everyone grieves differently and maybe this is how he is going to go about it. I'm sure he regained his composure and had the bomb azz concert dedicated to his mom! i know from experience it's hard when a parent passes away. once again ~ LEAVE HIM ALONE ~ and let him do what he gotta do!
@ Ddawg:
God doesn't punish people because they're arrogant...if that was the case there'd be a whole lot of dead folks...the bible states at Ecclesiastes chapter 9 that "time and unforeseen occurrences befall us all" His Mother's death was something that was unforeseen...not punishment from God or "his will"...she just got the wrong Dr. to perform the surgery...stop slandering God...
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Uncle_Tom
The guy is a millionaire and hes obviously greedy...He can certainly afford time off to grieve if he wanted to..Its not like hes on a 9-5...shame on him...He should be on the beach in Ghana or something...
THAT WAS NOT NECESSARY, HE IS NOT GREEDY. SOMETIMES WHEN YOU'VE LOST SOMEONE YOU LOVE YOU NEED TO FOCUS ON OTHER THINGS IN ORDER TO TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE PRESENT. UNCLE TOM IF YOU HAVE EVER LOST ANYONE YOU LOVED, YOU WOULD UNDERSTAND.
Thank u klo23 and keely-jai for feeling me (and a few others too) Nobody on this site has the right to say, "its too early and he needs time to heal" time isnt going to heal anything, he lost his mom!! He is going to grieve everyday that he is here and she isnt. He is dealing with his loss the best way he can, and if he wants to keep on performing, thats him, i bet its helping him heal, who wants to be couped up crying at home looking at old pictures and stuff? its sad enough that she is dead, and he prob wants to keep his mind on the positive...His mom would love that he is still out there performing doing what he loves to do...
I found my moms fiance dead in their bedroom and was at work within the next few days... doesnt mean i didnt think about him, but my life didnt stop when his did, and i wasnt about to be sitting around crying making it worse. I cried, i grieved, but time didnt heal pain, time is just that, time and he will think of her daily. yall are saying things like he needs time to forget about it and sh!t. He will never forget this, so whether he takes 2 days or 2 years to heal, he will still think of her daily.
Ok i am done venting...
What a horrific thing to happen to him and his family, to anyone losing a loved one - especially a parent who you feel is the cornerstone of your life - so suddenly. People grieve in different ways, I've gotten out of the business of saying what people should do after such a tragic loss. If he is 3 years into this, and can't minimally function, then that would be concerning, but right now, for whatever reasons, he stepped onto the stage and tried to make a go of it. He has a very long, hard road ahead of him and it was really tough to watch that video. I can't imagine the amount of pain he is in, and I hope his family and friends are comforting each other. I wouldn't blame him if he took a long time off and tried to negotiate something with his business commitments. That is a world I don't understand, but I do know that compassion and as much flexibility people can give him would be helpful to allow him to grieve.
It's just really shocking and sad.
This video makes me really sad. I know what it is to lose a mother and after 4 years I cant talk about her without fighting back the tears. This poor man has to get up on stage in front of millions of people and sing songs that he has dedicated to showing both her and the world the kind of love that he had for her. Now is not a good time. I really do hope that he takes some time to heal. The pain will never go away but in time you will learn how to express your grief. I will pray for you Kanye
This breaks my heart. I can only imagine what it's like to have to hide behind the pain and carry on with your prior engagements, while all eyes are on you. I pray that your heart will lighten with each passing day and that you'll feel better knowing how much your mom loved you and knew that you loved her...enough to put it in song. God bless you!
He really needs to grieve and maybe this might be his way come back. I feel so sad for him because losing a mother is probably the worse death anyone could withstand. Especially being close to like they were. God Bless him and my prayers are still with him. Remeber Kanye, God don't make no mistakes!!
My condolences Kanye, family members & likefamily-friends of the West family. I agree that he should take time to heal. However, like a few have said some of us grieve differently and him being idle and not keeping busy may be a contributing factor of him self destructing emotionally. Therefore, he upholds his end of the contracts, bargains & commitments and as his own mother said when they interviewed her "Kanye is a workaholic" so I can see him trying to shake the feeling of losing the one person that has stood by his side from birth/day one, his mama and at the same time he's going to work on the acceptance part of losing her because she is indeed in a far better place than all of us! In unity we should pray for the healing of his heartache & pain regardless to our many difference in opinions. Be Blessed!
Man, I don't know what I would do if my mom died...it's messed up that how everything is good one minute...you know, as far as his music is going...but when your mom dies...Man! And I know, he can only remember how happy she was when he started makin it in the industry. He wanted to give her everything, just like any good son or daughter would do for their parents. ***! I know his mind is just flooded with the times he spent with her...***, now that is pain..god bless you Kanye.
Kanye, My prayers goes out to you and your family because its so *** hard when you lose a parent, especially a mother. Its like your mind is gone and you feel insane for a moment. Take it from someone who's experienced similar loss. She's in a better place with God and all of the Saints. Be strong for the fan, Kanye.
R.I.P. Dr West
Kanye I still pulling for you man and I saw your bet live graduation performance over the weekend. You are an awesome artist and the realist soul thats in you "I love"!...its how I connect to you. I praying for you continously and to your mom (kiss on the forehead) RIP Ms. West -
Regardless of where he was when he heard the news about her, the arrangements he had to make in light of his tour schedule and handling the grief and pressure of it all is to his own handling as we ALL differently process loved ones passing. He was out of the states when he learned the news and had to as best schedule his work around his personal ***. I certainly feel his song stronger!!! and God is awesome how he had that song in a significant place to serve him through this time. Kanye you certainly are a STRONG SOUL AND SPIRIT! applaud you dude for even getting up there and keeping it moving.
SHABIN36: You are totally out of character for the comment you made. Don't get me wrong, everybody is indeed entitle to their own opinion, but there comes a time in your life where you should and *** say things to or about people, especially when they're going through a certain time in their life....Now I'm pretty sure there's a lot of people on this site that's not Kanye West fans, but they've pushed their feelings to the side and grabbed a part of his heart and just holding it right now. This is his mother the world is talking about, and this is also someone he will never see again, and mto shares something very important with us and you log your silly *** on and the first thing came to your mind was I NEVER LIKED KANYE, BUT I THINK HE SHOULD STILL GO ON TOUR AND RETRIEVE ENERGY FROM HIS FANS. How disrespectful was that. Or did you even give your own comment any thought. Me personally can relate to how he's feeling, and what he's thinking because I lost my mother too, and right now today there's no other woman in this world has even came close to being the mother she was to me. We all get one mother and father in life, and sometimes we as kids don't appreciate our love ones while they're hear, but as loving parents they never make big deals out of it because they know we love them. Kanye cherished the ground his mother walked on, and vice versa for her too. I don't know if she was a single mom but she did a wonderful job at raising a son who turned out to be something a lot of young men dreamed of being. You ought to take some time out and reread what you posted and retrieve your message because you done fell over board with that one. I'm sorry but you did. There's a time and place for everything and you just down right wrong for what came out your mouth today. I have a questioned for you WHERE DOES YOUR BLESSINGS COME FROM, AND HOW TRUE IS YOUR HEART TOWARDS ANOTHER HUMAN BEING?
@nodisc dude *** THE *** UP!!! What the HELL does your comment have to do with anything that's going on right now? So because he's crying and grieving over his mother, he's ***? Obviously you don't have any real love in your life from anyone let alone a motherly figure. This man just lost the first woman he ever loved and you make a dumb *** comment like you did. I can tell you ***, and not openly ***, you're a closet ***. If Uncle Luke gave you a chance I'm sure you'd gladly tickle the booty hole! I wasn't gonna give you my energy but coming from someone who has lost a parent, if I ever caught you saying something like that about me I'd stomp the *** outta yo ***. Now, Kanye, I love you and I'm praying for you. There is NOTHING anyone can say to console you, it takes GOD and GOD only to heal that kind of hurt
NODISC: Where is your heart????????????????????? ENQUIRE MINDS WANT TO KNOW because you too was totally out of character with your comment. We talking a guy who just lost his mother to death and the only words of wisdom you could come up with was MAN UP, YOU KNEW HE WAS A B**CH WHEN HE LOOKED 50 EYE TO EYE. Explain to me if you would exactly how did you come to compare looking a lame in his eyes to loosing a love one? I just don't get it, cuz to me there is no comparison. I guess everybody in your family are mortals huh? Well you really need to readjust yourself because that wasn't cool at all to say. Actually you sounded very silly saying some ish' like that anyway. You are a prime example of being called ignorant. WHAT GOES AROUND, COMES AROUND. REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE NOTHING IS PROMISED TO YOU.
I feel so bad for him. I am a only child, I can't even imagine his pain. Kayne, I know GOD is the only one can help you thru this. I've lost several family members. Life is so uncertain, but one man is with certainty. Our Father, ask him to help heal ur heart. I know you are hurting so much within. You got to grieve properly, only with time.
GOD BLESS THIS MAN, WHO WE KNOW AS KAYNE WEST. HE IS NOW A MOTHERLESS CHILD. HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS PAIN OF LOSING HIS MOTHER. BLESS KAYNE WEST, AMEN
