Kanye West: 'I'm a porcupine. I'm a blowfish'

Self-described God Kanye West has a new, more humble metaphor for himself, saying in an interview with GQ that he's like a porcupine, or maybe a blowfish. Explaining his outrage that paparazzi hound his every move, West says that he does not seek to pick fights but has to push back when cornered.

"I don't have fangs," he says. "I'm a porcupine. I'm a blowfish. Like, I'm a — what's the fish that blows up?"

After being told the fish that blows up is the aforementioned blowfish, West continues:

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So there you have it: Kanye West is — in addition to being a rapper, producer, and clothing designer — a blowfish. Given West's tendency to effusively laud himself ad nauseam, the comparison to a windbag seems apt.