12 people Kanye West has compared himself to

9. Jimi Hendrix

Obviously, Kanye West, who is a rapper and tries to be a singer from time to time, believes with all his heart that he’s actually a rock star. He has compared himself to the greats like Jimi Hendrix, and even gave rocker Axl Rose an honorable mention in his rant about how great he is. West has said “…nobody can tell me where I can and can’t go. Man, I’m the No. 1 living and breathing rock star. I am Axl Rose…I am Jimi Hendrix.” Kanye then went on to say that people can’t claim to be music lovers and then not allow him to come to a show they’re promoting. He ended his rant by saying that anyone who even thinks they can tell him where to go and where not to go is being blasphemous toward rock ‘n’ roll and music in general.