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  • 2015-02-20 (xsd:date)
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  • Did Kanye West Say He's a 'Proud Non-Reader of Books'? (en)
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  • In 2015, a Snopes reader emailed us, asking: On Feb. 13, 2015, the website for the UK version of Marie Claire magazine published an article titled 21 Kanye West Quotes That Completely Baffled Us. The collection of West’s comments was curated in response to the rapper’s behavior on the evening of the 57th Annual Grammy Awards, particularly his rant about musician Beck as the latter received the Album of the Year award. Among West’s collected quotes, one in particular stood out. It concerned Kanye’s feelings on the matter of books and reading in general, and many readers questioned whether the quote was genuine: After interest in the comment attributed to West was revived, it appeared on a number of memes that circulated via Facebook. The remarks were indeed correctly attributed (though lacking context) and dated to a 2009 Reuters article about the publication of a book penned by West: (en)
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