These series of clips show that celebrities have the power to take control over their image and that their image doesn't have to be manufactured by major record label producers via online and TV media. However, even though, they're presenting a 'real' image it is still manufactured by the artist in a way that they see fit.
The Kanye West interview with Zane Lowe which I blogged about earlier, created a lot of buzz on the internet and TV shows. It even sparked a parody of the interview by comedian Jimmy Kimmel on his Kimmel Tonight, performed by children.
(Zane Lowe blogpost link: http://lingardra2media.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/kanye-west-bbc-radio-1-zane-lowe.html)
This response on Kimmel's show caused an even bigger stir than the parody or the original interview. The spoof caused an online feud between the two and insults over social networking site Twitter.
Kanye then appears on an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live and both speak about Kanye has been misrepresented in the media and felt mocked by Kimmel and the two resolve the feud.
(Part 1)
(Part 2)
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