Kanye West And Paul McCartney Reveal Only One Collaboration
Thursday, 01 January 2015
Written by Huw Baines
Kanye West has released Only One, a new song put together with Paul McCartney.
The track is the product of what’s being trumpeted as “a prolific musical collaboration” between the two, which began in a Los Angeles bungalow early last year.
Its origins as a “brainstorming session” were explained in a press release, along with a discussion of the lyrics’ importance to West in relation to his late mother, Donda West, and his daughter, North.
“When they played back the recording afterward, something remarkable happened. Kanye sat there with his family, holding his daughter North on his lap, and listened to his vocals, singing, "Hello, my only one . . . " And in that moment, not only could he not recall having sung those words, but he realized that perhaps the words had never really come from him.
“The process of artistic creation is one that does not involve thinking, but often channeling. And he understood in that moment that his late mother, Dr. Donda West, who was also his mentor, confidante, and best friend, had spoken through him that day.
"My mom was singing to me, and through me to my daughter," he said, astonished.
“The small group in the room kept listening: “Hello my Only One…just like the morning sun…you’ll keep on rising till the sky knows your name.” To some, Kanye's insight didn't immediately register. But then he explained: The name Kanye, which his mother had chosen, means "only one."
“And then it dawned on everyone there: Something powerful and undeniable had occurred through the power of music and of letting go. A message had been passed down through generations.”
You can check out the lyrics from the track over at West’s site and hear it at iTunes.
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