INTERVIEW: Kanye Explains His Remarks On Beck And The Grammys, Reveals Plans To Work With Taylor Swift

Kanye Explains His Remarks On Beck And The Grammys, Reveals Plans To Work With Taylor Swift

Kanye West appeared on "On Air with Ryan Seacrest" this morning, where he expanded on his actions at The Grammys and some of his controversial remarks that followed. 

After Beck was announced the winner of Album of the Year, the final award of the night, at last weekend's Grammys, Kanye rushed the stage but stopped himself before he reached the mic; a far less dramatic stunt than when he famously interrupted Taylor Swift at the 2009 VMAs. Still, many think Kanye's intentions were disrespectful, especially as he said, "Beck needs to respect artistry" during an interview after the Awards. He now tells Seacrest his comments were misguided--"obviously Beck is one of the most respected artists and respects artistry." 

'Ye says he was beckoned on stage by a voice in his head and stopped short because he didn't want to take away any of Beck's spotlight. He goes on: "Beck is one of the nicest guys and one of the most respected musicians in the game." It should be noted that, apparently, Beck wasn't dismayed by Kanye's actions, telling US Weekly: "I was just so excited he was coming up." 

Kanye tells Seacrest that racism played no part in his actions: "I also wanted to stress to people that it’s not a black or white thing at all ... We are one race. We are the human race, period."

Surprisingly enough, Kanye says that Taylor Swift, the woman who's spotlight he stole in 2009, approached him after the show and said he was right to rush the stage in protest of Beyonce's snub. What's more, he says he and Taylor are planning to make music together: "...we're definitely going to go in. Any artist with an amazing point of view, perspective, fan base, I’m down to get in the studio and work." 

In non-Grammy related talk, Yeezy spoke on working with Paul McCartney, as well as on the upcoming release of his adidas Yeezy Boosts. There will be a fashion show accompanying the release, which will be streamed in 40 locations across the world. Adidas will initially release 9,000 pairs of the shoe. 

Read more of the interview here and listen to the full audio below.

NEWS: Kanye West Crashes Stage During Beck's Acceptance Speech, Decides To Let Him Finish [Update: Kanye Goes Off On E!]

Kanye West Crashes Stage During Beck's Acceptance Speech, Decides To Let Him Finish [Update: Kanye Goes Off On E!]

Kanye West almost pulled a Kanye during Beck's "Album Of The Year" acceptance speech.

Kanye West took the stage at the Grammys for the first time in six years tonight, and while he spent the majority of the show without causing any kind of scene, when Beck beat out Beyonce for album of the year, he decided to pull one of his classic moves -- to a point.

The rapper ran up on stage, much as he did for the infamous Taylor Swift interruption, but instead of giving the world a piece of his mind regarding Yonce's talent, he simply smiled and made his way back to his seat.

Nevertheless, we got the point, and nobody's feelings were hurt. Watch the hilarious moment go down in Vine form below.

[Update: Kanye Goes Off On E!]

It seems as though Kanye's fake Beck interruption may have been a little less light-hearted than we thought. Following the Grammys, Ye did a live interview with E!, and he was pretty heated about Beyonce's loss of album of the year.

The interview has yet to make its way online, but clips and quotes have appeared on Vine and Twitter, where Ye says "Beck needs to respect artistry. He should've given his award to Beyonce," and "I'm fighting for creativity".

Check out a Vine from the interview below, we'll update you when the full clip makes its way online. 

Update: view the full interview below.