Kanye West blames Grammys outburst on ‘voices in my head’

KANYE West has revealed why he stage-crashed Beck at the Grammys — and it’s completely bizarre.

Self-absorbed ... Kanye West reckons the voices in his head told him to interrupt Beck’s Grammy speech. Picture: CBS

KANYE West has revealed why he controversially stage-crashed Beck at the Grammys — and it’s utterly ridiculous.

The egotistical rapper told Ryan Seacrest on his radio show that “voices in my head” told him to storm the stage after Beck beat Beyonce for Album of the Year.

“You know, I felt like just the whole Grammys, right when that happened, everybody was looking at me, and then people started screaming, ‘Kanye! Kanye! Go do it!’ Okay, that didn’t really happen, these were voices in my head,” the 37-year-old quipped.

“So the voices in my head told me to go up and then I just walked up, like, halfway up the stage.”

The Only One singer said the audacious move started as a joke but turned serious when E! News later questioned him about it.

“I was given a platform,” he said “And when given a platform, it’s very hard, as we know — and I’m going to talk in the third person like I’m a crazy person — but it’s very hard for Kanye West to not be very true and vocal to what he feels.”

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Childish stunt ... Kanye West embarrassed himself after storming the stage as Beck accepted his Grammy. Picture: AFP/Robyn Beck

Aw! @Beck was tying to give @KanyeWest a tampon, but he walked off ... #GrammyMomentsThatRock https://t.co/hOaTpKoiju

— TheresaRockFace (@TheresaRockFace) February 9, 2015

When Seacrest pointed out that many considered the outburst disrespectful (including Shirley Manson who penned an awesome open letter), Kim Kardashian’s husband sort of apologised.

“Well, first of all, Beck is one of the nicest guys and one of the most respected musicians in the game. So there’s nothing that I would want to do as a fellow musician to disrespect him in any way,” the father-of-one said.

“The weird thing is — and I don’t feel like I have the right to take away from people’s moments, but the reality of it is — it’s almost like a chiropractor. You know, you just get a little crook out, like, ‘Wow, this crook has been there!’ It’s just a little jolt of truth, right?”

Self-absorbed ... no-one loves Kanye West as much as he loves himself — except maybe Kim. Picture: Colin Young-Wolff/Invision/AP

He also admitted his comment that Beck should “respect artistry” (Beck is an accomplished singer/songwriter who plays at least 14 instruments), was misplaced.

“I think it came off the wrong way, and that was a miswording on my part, because obviously Beck is one of the most respected artists and respects artistry,” he explained.

“But I felt — and this is my opinion and he’s his own man and he’s not wrong and we’ll still go play basketball and stuff [unless] he doesn’t want to do it — that even though the Grammys sometimes give awards to people who you wouldn’t think should win in the category, as a respect to artists, we mention the other artist’s name in our speech.”

It is very strange to see people who don't know BECK or don't realize how important he is to music. He's a musical genius, listen to him.

— Lady Gaga (@ladygaga) February 10, 2015

.@beck is pretty much the living embodiment of artistry in our industry. His win is a triumph of art over commerce

— Mark Ronson (@MarkRonson) February 10, 2015

However it seems Beck has had the last laugh.

Thanks to the controversy, Beck’s album “Morning Phase” shot to No. 1 on iTunes ahead of Sam Smith and Taylor Swift.

Spotify said the number of streams for the album was up 2169 per cent by Monday evening.

Couple ... Beck and his wife, actress Marissa Ribisi, at the Grammys. Picture: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Of course, Kanye thanks himself for that, telling Seacrest: “Everyone is way more famous after the fact, or everyone sells way more albums after the fact, and then Kanye just goes on being an a*****e to everyone.”

It seemed to work with Taylor Swift who apparently is keen to collaborate with the star, even after he crashed her acceptance speech at the 2009 MTV Video Music Awards.

“We’re definitely going to go in. I’m down to get in the studio and work,” West said, adding: “I don’t have an elitism about music. I don’t discriminate.”

What a guy.

Friends again ... Kanye West and Taylor Swift are planning to work together. Picture: Larry Busacca/Getty Images for NARAS