You played piano and sang on Kanye’s last album, on “All of the Lights.” How’d that happen?
I ran into him in Honolulu last January. He’s a stone-cold genius. He’s like Miles Davis meets Frank Zappa. 808s & Heartbreak is the sexiest record since What’s Going On. He played us the track for “All of the Lights” and it was fucking amazing. It’s like, “Wow, this is something else.” I mean, he sampled Bon Iver! That’s his genius. His new album is a masterpiece.
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Elton gets it. 808s + Twisted Fantasy = Rubber Soul + Sgt. Peppers J N O M I C S
You played piano and sang on Kanye’s last album, on “All of the Lights.” How’d that happen? I ran into him in Honolulu...