John Legend Clarifies Thought on Kanye West's Grammys Antics: I Don't Support Him Dissing Beck

After admitting that he found pal Kanye West's antics at the 2015 Grammy Awards "funny," John Legend made it clear that it didn't mean he agreed with the rapper's statement about Beck.
As previously reported, 'Ye nearly crashed the 44-year-old musician's Album of the Year speech before saying he should've given the trophy to Beyonce Knowles.

Responding to the news, Legend said in a new interview with Us Weekly that West's action "didn't hurt anybody" and "anybody who's upset just needs to relax." The "All of Me" hitmaker later clarified his comment in a lengthy Instagram post that came on Thursday, February 10 along with the cover of Beck's "Morning Phase" album.




"I want to clarify my thoughts on Kanye's actions at the Grammys on Sunday," he wrote, before praising West and calling him "one of the most gifted people I've had the privilege of working with." He also said that even though they're friends, they can't always agree on everything.

"In my comments to US Weekly, I said that when Kanye walked up on stage, mimicking his interruption of Taylor Swift's VMA acceptance speech, then turned around as if he was just playing, most of the room including me saw this as funny, as a way of taking the piss out of himself for his infamous behavior several years ago," he continued.

He went on explaining that what he called "funny" was West's stage invasion, not the rant the rapper made against Beck in a post-show interview. "I disagree with those comments," Legend added. "Beck is indeed a true artist's artist. He's a multi-instrumentalist, a creative and unique singer-songwriter whose music I have bought and enjoyed over the years. While his win may have been a surprise to many, it's not because he's not a great artist deserving of recognition."