Kanye’s Radiohead Diss & Chris Brown Plea Cut From VH1′s Storytellers
Friday, February 27th, 2009
You might remember that the very first CRS track was on a Thom Yorke instrumental.
This is a must watch/record. This Saturday @ 9pm – VH1… I hope VH1 streams the entire 3hrs online.
During the taping, according to a Reuters reporter, West was aggrieved that Radiohead singer Thom Yorke had allegedly snubbed him backstage at the Grammys five days earlier. That hurt, West told the audience, because he idolizes the British band, and considers it one of his few creative rivals.
“So when he performed at the Grammys, I sat the f— down,” West said.
A little later, West asked the crowd, “Can’t we give Chris a break? … I know I make mistakes in life.” He was referring to R&B singer Chris Brown, who was arrested on the night of the Grammys on suspicion of beating his girlfriend Rihanna. Continue reading this post…
