Kid Cudi talks about the break he took after his last album and finding comfort in working with Kanye West recording to get to the place where he is at now in his life. Check out an excerpt of his article in Complex magzine for their Oct./Nov. 2011 issue.
As soon as the album was released you disappeared. What did you do?
Hung out with my mom a bit. Went out to L.A., cleared my head. I had a couple shows here and there, but I wasn’t trying to tour.
I imagine you turned down an inordinate amount of money in those months.
Yeah. I turned down a lot of money, man. [Laughs.] Because this shit has never been about the money for me. It was the first time in my life where I took time for myself. I’m not a selfish person, but sometimes you’ve got to be selfish.
At the top of the year you seemed to be spending a lot time in New York with Kanye.
I was at another place, another dark place. Me and my girl had broken up. I wasn’t fully healed yet. And being around Kanye and music was my escape. He’s a sober guy, he has a drink every once in a while, but seeing how he throws himself into the studio when he’s stressing about something, I totally admire that. Being around that was therapy for me.
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It says he’s still with his girl and that all he wants to do is spend time with his daughter and make music! So cute! Who knew he was a family man?
Nice cover. Glad Cudi got to take time out for himself.
Legend!