Kanye West changes mind on Twitter
Kanye West has done a complete about-turn on Twitter. Last year he hated it enough to refer to it as “F***KING TWITTER,” this year he’s joined the site with his own Verified Account.
Kanye West’s biggest faux pas of 2009 was clearly his interruption of Taylor Swift at the MTV VMAs. But a few months prior to that, in May, he showed himself up as a bit of an idiot when he vociferously ranted against Twitter. Responding to accounts set up in his name, West wrote on his blog:
(This spaz comes courtesy of losers making fake Kanye West Twitter accounts) I DON’T HAVE A FUCKING TWITTER… WHY WOULD I USE TWITTER??? I ONLY BLOG 5 PERCENT OF WHAT I’M UP TO IN THE FIRST PLACE. I’M ACTUALLY SLOW DELIVERING CONTENT BECAUSE I’M TOO BUSY ACTUALLY BUSY BEING CREATIVE MOST OF THE TIME AND IF I’M NOT AND I’M JUST LAYING ON A BEACH I WOULDN’T TELL THE WORLD. EVERYTHING THAT TWITTER OFFERS I NEED LESS OF. THE PEOPLE AT TWITTER KNOW I DON’T HAVE A FUCKING TWITTER SO FOR THEM TO ALLOW SOMEONE TO POSE AS ME AND ACCUMULATE OVER A MILLION NAMES IS IRRESPONSIBLE AND DECEITFUL TO THERE FAITHFUL USERS. REPEAT… THE HEADS OF TWITTER KNEW I DIDN’T HAVE A TWITTER AND THEY HAVE TO KNOW WHICH ACCOUNTS HAVE HIGH ACTIVITY ON THEM. IT’S A FUCKING FARCE AND IT MAKES ME QUESTION WHAT OTHER SO CALLED CELEBRITY TWITTERS ARE ACTUALLY REAL OR FAKE. HEY TWITTER, TAKE THE SO CALLED KANYE WEST TWITTER DOWN NOW …. WHY? … BECAUSE MY CAPS LOCK KEY IS LOUD!!!!!!!!!
Twitter responded by deleting the account in question, but it’s taken another year for Kanye West to actually venture on to the site in person. His first tweet on July 28 was, “Up early in the morning taking meetings in Silicone Valley.” Followed by several self-serving links promoting himself.
Kanye has given no explanation for this change of heart, although I suspect the fact everyone else is now on Twitter persuaded him it was time to follow the herd.
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