After addressing her mental health crisis, Kanye West gave a rare interview where he again apologized for his problematic behavior, but there were certain questions he refused to answer.
West, 48, agreed to an email interview with Vanity Fair where he spoke about his bipolar diagnosis and his past anti-Semitic comments, saying: “When you’re manic, you don’t really think you’re sick. You think everyone else is grossly overreacting. You feel like you’re seeing the world much more clearly about things, when in fact you’re completely losing control.”
The outlet, however, noted in a press release that West refused answer some of the questions that were sent to him. This included questions about where his anti-Semitic sentiments came from and why he did them. Vanity Fair He also asked about West’s thoughts on the far-right influencer Nick Fuentes and controversial personality Andrew Tate dancing to West’s banned song “Heil Hitler” at a Miami nightclub earlier this month.
While the musician refused to answer those questions, he did address speculation that his public apology was an attempt to revive his career.
Victor Boyko/Getty Images Kanye West has found himself at the center of controversy, again, after sharing a series of anti-Semitic posts over the course of a day on social media. West turned heads on Friday, February 7, when he shared a series of X-posts that included anti-Semitic comments, the rapper praising Hitler and him declaring (…)
“I understand that I was in the top 10 most listened to artists in the US overall on Spotify in 2025, and last week and most days as well. My upcoming album, Bully, is currently one of the most anticipated pre-saves of any album on Spotify,” West said. “My 2007 album, Graduation, was also the most listened to and streamed hip-hop album of 2025. That, for me, as this last one shows, is not about reviving my commercialism. That’s because those feelings of remorse weighed heavily on my heart and weighed on my spirit.”
west addressed the marginalized communities affected by his previous comments, adding: “Once again, I owe a huge apology for anything I said that hurt the Jewish and black communities in particular. It all went too far. I look at the remnants of my episode and realize it’s not me.”
He continued: “As a public figure, a lot of people follow and listen to my every word. It’s important that they realize and understand which side of the story I want to stand on. And that’s one of love and positivity.”
After be diagnosed with bipolar disorder in 2016, West found himself facing ups and downs, which caused him to experience a crisis.
“Toward the end of my four-month manic episode (last year), my medication was changed. In that change, the antipsychotic drug sent me into a very deep depressive episode,” he recalled. “My wife (Bianca Censors) recognized this and we looked for what has been effective and stabilizing course correction in my regimen from a rehab center in Switzerland.”
The West refers to his bipolar diagnosis as an “illness” this is “one of the deadliest non-terminal diseases”. He also reflected on how his problematic statements affected relationships with those closest to him. (West shares children North, 12, Saint, 10, Chicago, 8, and Psalm, 6, with ex-wife Kim Kardashian.)
“Every day I wake up, it’s a list of everything I said, at least what I remember, while I’m in a bipolar episode,” she noted. “All the family bonds, deep relationships and lifelong friendships I’ve worked so hard to build over so many years were tarnished by all the horrible statements I made so impulsively.”
West’s new album Bully will be released on Friday, January 30.