Musician Kanye West has bared all in his most candid interview to date admitting he was once an alcoholic and drank expensive vodka for breakfast.
Kim Kardashian-West’s husband claimed his alcoholism was partially brought on by being snubbed from certain music award ceremonies which saw him walk the red carpet with drinks in hand.
The Yeezus star, 42, revealed that he almost gave up rapping, adding that he “rapped for the devil”.
Speaking to GQ about his battle, he added that he would frequently drink vodka in the morning and had a bottle of Grey Goose in his office fridge.
Kanye has given his most candid interview to date, revealing that he was once an alcoholic (Image: GQ)
Kanye said: “One day I was in my office working on the couture collection, and there was some Grey Goose in the fridge and I was just going to get a daytime drink, and I looked and thought, ‘Devil, you’re not going to beat me today.’
“That one statement is like a tattoo.”
He continued: “I haven’t had a drink since I realized I needed to take it day by day, but I never owned up or was even told, ‘Hey, you’re a functioning alcoholic.’
He added that he would frequently have Grey Goose at breakfast (Image: GQ)
“People have called me a crazy person, people have called me everything – but not a functioning alcoholic.
“And I would be drinking orange juice and Grey Goose in the morning.”
January 2020 saw Khloé Kardashian’s brother-in-law open up about his addiction during a performance in Arizona.
Kanye is now married to Kim Kardashian-West (Image: Getty Images)
Sources at the Awaken 2020 show claim that Kanye opened up to the crowd saying: “I never thought about the effect alcohol could have had on my life.
“I was drinking on the red carpet and then running on stage a few minutes later.
“And everyone around said, ‘Nah, he ain’t really no alcoholic.'”
He allegedly added: “And then you get to the point where you’re drinking Grey Goose and orange juice for breakfast, thinking, ‘Nah, I ain’t really no alcoholic.’
“Every day that I don’t pick up that drink, I beat the devil.”
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Kanye’s full interview can be read on the GQ website, with the print issue hitting stands later this month.
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
