Respect Authority

Kanye West: So I have this song, “Heartless,” and I’m really looking for a way to make another music video that features me almost exclusively, with maybe the occasional hot chick thrown in. It’d be great if there could be a lot of shots of me singing at the camera while wearing a blazer and impeccably white shoes. I’d like to do a little back-and-forth man dance at the same time, if we can swing that. Then obviously we’ll have the normal shots of a girl dancing with a sexy yet borderline-sullen look on her face, and maybe some neon lights in some of the backgrounds? I’m really into neon. And while I’m thinking about it, let’s play it safe by riding on the coattails of something as utterly watchable as “Harder Better Faster Stronger” was listenable, so we can’t really go wrong. That should take care of my final requirement, which is that the video has to be totally hypnotizing. Like coma-inducing.

(Director) Hype Williams: I know just the thing.