A week after his mother passed away, Kanye West was on stage last night in Paris. Towards the end of his more than 60-minute set, he broke into tears and could no longer continue. With the music of "Hey Mama" beginning, West attempted to introduce the tribute to a sold-out crowd at Le Zénith in Paris, saying "this song is for my mother...." and could get no further.
"He said the word, 'Mother' and just couldn't go any further," Le
Parisien journalist Meddy Magloire said. "A back-up singer, the DJ and a
guitar player came over to console him. It looked like he might collapse. He
just couldn't continue. He just stood there in a spotlight, crying while the
band continued playing." After a few moments of stunned silence,
Magloire says, the audience of 5,000 reacted by offering calls of encouragement,
which grew into applause.
The band restarted the song, but West left the
stage, returning after 10-15 minutes to conclude the concert with a rousing
performance of "Stronger."
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A journalist stated that , "He kept shouting out to the audience, 'I need you... I need you right now.' and the public was screaming back. It was magic."
Kanye is expected to return to the US for his mother's burial in Oklahoma City on Tuesday.
Video can be seen below.
COMMENTS
So sad.. R.i.P..
r.i.p. ms. west
Kanye should take some time to relax man!!!
i can only imagine how hard it must be for him to give a great performance and his momz just passed!!!
R.I.P
Yo I feel so bad for Kanye...
RIP...
everyone and anyone would've reacted the same way.. it was very pleasing to see the crowd was behind kanye the whole way and were supporting him through the entire show, especially through that moment... and seeing as they embraced him when he came back out and finished with stronger, the guy has heart! rip donda west
RIP. Anyone with harsh words and homophobic joke should take that somewhere else. Respect & condolences to Kanye
RIP Donda West i feel so bad for u bro...but please dont come out and say god hates black people
i know exactly what he goin thru, I wouldda broke down too, especially being in the spotlight
my prayers go out to kanye
R.I.P.
stay strong kanye!
yeah stay strong kanye !...*what doesnt kill me makes me stronger*keep dat in-mind people
R.I.P...Ms. WEst.................Keep Ya Head UP Kanye......nuff respeck
dam thats sad b, i prolly woulda did the same tho keep ya head ye
rip ms west
RIP ms donda west that was sooo sad but it'll only make him stronger!
stay strong Ye!
ive never had any kind of bond with my mother so its hard to understand how it must feel for kanye.. however im sure its crazy painful =(
hey here's somethin people aint seem to remember.. 50 momma died when he was like 12 right? ..i wonder what 50 would say bout this situation hmm..
R.I.P.
(Ill cry my damn self if not only my best friend but my mom as well die. that shit hurts when u lose two important people 1 in his case) Everything gonna be ok Kanye. She is watching you and protecting you. Stay up Kanye your mom will always be there in spirit no matter what she will protect you. R.I.P Donda West. KEEP YA HEAD UP YOU WILL SEE HER AGAIN AT THE GATES
R.I.P stay strong brother.... gd job on finishing. hell gd job 4 even showing up and doing the show!
keep ya head up Ye
dats funny? i hope ya fuckin mother die 2 n see how long it will take u 2 get over it u fuckin bitch
Didn't I say take that slick ish somewhere else?
yo match kafe r wat eva who u talkin 2 jus so i no ?
u dumb as hell
Don't worry, rich. I was talkin' to David Barrels.
David u an ass hole. I got u in my prays west, and will smoke 1 4 u 2
Wer ur morals at fam? fix up man shit!!
dam this is sad ...
R.I.P
stay strong Kanye.
all haters suppose to b
supportin da nigga(david barrels)
my heart go for you but you an idiot for going on tour only a week after your mother's death
Think he coulda done that to take his mind off her?
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oh my bad I just read HTML tags aren't allowed but thats tha Stronger performance that they're talkin about maan dude is strong R.I.P. Miss Donda West...Prince...
I would brake down too, if my mom just have died, and then still touring. I would take som time off mayn.
R.I.P.
That was stupid. smh I would say some more stuff, but it may go over your head
Kill yoself slow
I guess david barrels wouldn't cry if his moms died. pathetic ass nigga
if someone close 2 me or someone i respect mother die...... i will b hurt... i don't even know kanye like that but i respect him and i feel his pain... just out of respect 4 someone i will keep him in my prayers
wow am even surprised he had a show with in weeks of his moms passin away, goes goes to show his strength. gl bro
Whos cryin but da nigga kanye. pay your respects u doofus.
Dat my new name 4 u. lmfao
Oh Kan :( that just breaks my heart awwwwwwww youre still on top with your moms watching from above. Rest in Love Donda West
^^^^^^^fuck u talkin bout?? ppl?? dat was mom dukes, n they was close!!! u need a hug...role model, somethin..
how the fuck u treat ur famm??
R.I.P 2 moms^^^sorry 4 dat
co-sign. When you that close to someone, it takes longer to adjust to their death. Kanye's already mannin' up by copin' wit his mama's death. You must not be close to your fam
dats real sad YE said it BEST REALTALK
""If you admire someone you should go head tell'em,people never get the flowers while they can still smell'em""
damn fam thats rough stay up my dude
I JUST IMAGINE HOW DA KID KANYE FEELS AFTAH DROPIN HIS ALBUM AND JUST GETTING TO BLOW AND DEN MOM DUKES DIES OUT OF NOW WERE DATS COO COO... BUT WAT MORE CAN IS SAY OR DO BUT JUST TOO SEND MAH CONDOLENCES TO KANYE AND FAM...
Instantparty was molested by his mother.
he aint no less a man
&& i LOVE yuh kanye stay up
meng. muh heart goes out to him &&
his FAM
deeaM i cant pik ma mom dukezz passiin away... well Kanye she musta been a gud women cuz look at her son... R.I.P and i wish da best of luck to u nd ur FaM.. Keep Ya Head UP shiiT will get betta