American rapper
who often 'frowns' or better still keeps a straight face when
photographed in public has revealed why that is. Kanye West insists that
his typically gloomy appearance is a tribute to the 'cool' expressions
seen during the late 19th-century.
He revealed on
Thursday at The Daily Front Row's inaugural Fashion Los Angeles Awards
at the Sunset Tower Hotel that he refuses to smile for the camera,
despite being happy, after taking inspiration from a history book he
found in a Parisian flea market..He said;
'Back
when I was working on Yeezus, I saw this book from the 1800s and it was
velvet-covered with brass and everything,' the Gold Digger rapper said
while presenting an award to Milk Studios founder Mazdack Rassi.
'I
looked at all these people's photos and they look so real and their
outfits were incredible and they weren't smiling and people, you know
the paparazzi, always come up to me, "Why you not smiling?" and I think,
not smiling makes me smile.'When you see paintings in an old castle, people are not smiling cause it just wouldn't look as cool.'
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