How are Kanye West and Friedrich Nietzsche linked?
“That which does not kill me, makes me stronger”
A famous quote that comes from the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche and links to the award winning rap artist Kanye West as it appears in one of his latest hits “Stronger”- “th-that don’t kill me can only make me stronger”
Does Kanye West consider himself as a superhuman? West has demonstrated great arrogance to the public in several ways and his ego could be linked to Nietsche’s theory about the Übermensch (superhuman/man)
“In January 2006, West again sparked controversy when he appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone in the image of Jesus wearing a crown of thorns. Later that month, he suggested in Playboy that if a Bible were written in the present day, he is famous and important enough to be included in it. “I throw up historical subjects in a way that makes kids want to learn about them”, West claimed, “[I'm] definitely in the history books already.”
On November 2, 2006, when “Touch the Sky” failed to win Best Video at the MTV Europe Music Awards, West went onto the stage as the award was being presented to Justice and Simian for “We Are Your Friends” and argued that he should have won the award instead. Hundreds of news outlets worldwide criticized the outburst. On November 7, 2006, West apologized for this outburst publicly during his performance as support act for U2 for their Vertigo concert in Brisbane, Australia.”
- Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayne_West#2006
What does everyone else think?
Personally I see Nietzsche’s quote, as it stands alone, as uplifting, motivating and inspiring and I believe many others do too, including Kanye West hence why he has used it in his music.
