How involved has Kanye actually been in the new album?
“He ‘executive produced’ all of it, which means he’s overseen it. He’s got so many projects on the go so his role is kind of supervisory. I’d always be beavering away and playing him stuff, and he’d sort of adjust my course, but I was the engine. There’s a queue of people asking him for beats and help, he’s working on his clothing range, and he’s got his own s**t to do as well. My whole approach was not to be demanding of him, but just to try and catch him when he was feeling disposed to help me.”Have you spoken to him since the Taylor Swift incident at the VMAs?”I have spoken to him since the VMAs, but we didn’t speak about that. It’s not really on my radar. It’s been the cause of much merriment and I haven’t really got anything to add to be honest.”What do you think about the grand claims that Kanye’s made on your behalf?”As you say he does make some grand statements – I believe that he means it, but basically it’s out of my hands. I’m just going to stay on my grind in the studio and
