MOCK TURTLE!!!!!!!!

Here are some photos of Kanye West in Paris today, attending the Louis Vuitton show. He arrived in London yesterday, met up with Kim, had a morose-looking dinner, then he got the hell out of dodge. I don’t know if Kim joined him in Paris, actually, so maybe it’s not a repeat of Kanye’s constant abandonment, like he did throughout her first pregnancy. Anyway, Kanye covers the new issue of Q Magazine and he ended up talking about his mom. I have no doubt that Kanye still misses his mom so much, and even in this interview, it still feels like he blames himself for her death (which was not his fault at all).

Kanye on balancing fatherhood with work: “While (Nori’s) here in Europe I have to have six hours a day with her because otherwise I’ll just work and she’ll get scheduled around meetings. Instead, the meetings get scheduled around her.”

On his mom: “If I had never moved to LA she’d be alive. I don’t want to go far into it because it will bring me to tears.”

The petition signed by Glastonbury ‘purists’ complaining about Kanye’s appearance: “I’m not concerned about race. I don’t think it has to do with race at all. There’s something abnormal about anyone speaking their mind in today’s society. It’s even more shocking or radical for someone to see a darker skin be so confident. Because we’ve been advertised against it. So it’s surprising when someone darker really believes in themselves and speaks up about it.”

[From The Daily Mail]

It’s worth going back and reading some of the coverage of Donda West’s passing – People Magazine has a really well-done piece here. Donda passed away in November 2007 when she was recovering at home after undergoing several plastic surgery procedures, including liposuction and breast reduction surgery. She passed away in LA County and the county coroner did an autopsy and an investigation into what happened. There were a lot of contributing factors, including Donda’s heart disease and her decision to recover at home instead of a medical facility. My point is that it’s not Kanye’s fault. I understand why he blames himself – it’s human nature to blame oneself after tragedy – but it was seriously not his fault.

And I love that Kanye is getting questions about HIS work-family balance. Usually those questions are just reserved for moms. They should ask dads about how much time they spend with their children.

Photos courtesy of WENN.