Kanye West once was so down and out that he considered killing himself. While one rarely thinks the ego bloated singer is depressed, Kanye admits that he was once very close to pulling the trigger, but then decided to become a “soldier for culture.”

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Kanye told the press at the L.A. premier of The Runaways:

“There were times that I contemplated suicide,” he said. “I will not give up on life again…there’s so many people that will never get the chance to have their voice heard. I do it for them…I don’t sleep any more thinking how we are going to fill this gap, and create something to inspire on the level he [Michael Jackson] did.”

Does this change your opinion about Kanye West?

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