#332 – Kanye ‘Ye’ West Interview
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The following is a conversation with Ye, the legendary artist, producer, and designer formerly known as Kanye West. And now, a quick few second mention of each sponsor. Check them out in the description. It's the best way to support this podcast. We got Shopify for e-commerce, Insight Tracker for biomonitoring, ExpressVPN for privacy, and Athletic Greens for nutrition. Choose wisely, my friends. And now, on to the full ad reads. As always, no ads in the middle. I hate those. They interrupt the conversation. And I hate it when long-form conversations interrupted. Still, if you happen to want to listen to these, I try to make them interesting. But go ahead and skip them if you must. But still, check out the sponsors in the description.
I enjoy their stuff. Maybe you will too. This show is brought to you by Shopify, a platform designed for anyone to sell anywhere, with a great-looking online store that brings your ideas to life and tools to manage day-to-day operation. So since this conversation is with Ye, The artist formerly known as Kanye West. I should mention that I got a chance to hang out with him all day and discuss many things, but one of the things we talked about is design, fashion design. I got a chance to try out some of the things he's working on, sort of early ideas, middle ideas, and it's cool to just explore the way he thinks about design. how detail-oriented he is, how he can spend minutes, if not hours, on a very specific detail.
And even with people like me who are not deeply knowledgeable about fashion, at least like the behind the scenes of fashion, he's still able to make it clear to me and have a brainstorm with me and just talk. I mean, the creative fire is there. No matter what he's going on through his personal life, the creative fire is burning bright. And that's really beautiful to see. Anyway, if the creative fire burns for you and you create something and you want to sell it, use Shopify. Get a free trial and full access to Shopify's entire suite of features when you sign up at shopify.lex. That's all lowercase. This show is also brought to you by our longtime friends, Insight Tracker, a service I use to track biological data, basically using signals that come from your body and then take those signals and use machine learning algorithms to give you advice on diet and lifestyle changes.
The amount of data that comes from your body is fascinating, and the fact that we're not capturing that data. We don't have devices or systems that, while respecting the privacy, are able to collect that data to give you, just you, not somebody else, just you, advice on all kinds of things, on what to read next, what to eat, to maximize your well-being, your productivity, your everything, long-term happiness and growth and all that kind of stuff. It's just obvious to me that that's where the world is moving and should be moving. There's a lot of different trajectories that you can hurt people through doing that by being not transparent, being opaque about how the data is used, who it's sold to, all that kind of stuff.
But as long as you respect the privacy and the value, the power of that data, I think you could do some magical things that help a lot of people, especially in health and medicine. I mean, it's obvious. And InsideTracker is one of the great companies that represents that. Get special savings for a limited time when you go to InsideTracker.com slash Lex. This show is also brought to you by ExpressVPN. I use them to protect my privacy on the internet. I'm actually talking to the creator of Tor on the podcast soon. which is a fascinating technology. There's so many interesting technologies that explore the way which you achieve privacy and the levels of privacy you're comfortable with. I think the first line of defense that everybody should be using, you know,
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is discussed at the start of this section?
0:00–6:11
2
How does Ye describe his approach to design and creativity?
6:11–36:42
3
What insights does Ye share about engineering and accountability?
36:42–1:06:19
4
How does Ye relate personal experiences to broader societal issues?
1:06:19–1:16:01
5
What challenges did Ye face with his deal with Bernard Arnault?
1:16:01–1:16:54
6
How does Ye describe his exhaustion and its impact on his health?
1:16:54–1:17:43
7
What insights does Ye share about trust and accountability?
1:17:43–1:18:25
8
What is Ye's advice for young people navigating their paths?
1:18:25–2:33:46
Speakers
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