Kanye's So Sorry, He Promises to Go Away

Kanye is on a major PR blitz. He is trying desperately to repair the damage to his career -- and perhaps save his life -- after the huge firestorm stemming from his antics at last Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards.

On the series premier of The Jay Leno Show last night, Kanye honored his commitment and engaged in an impromptu chat with Jay to apologize for acting like a douche. He tells Jay he will be taking some time off for introspection and hopefully take hold of his life, which has been spiraling out of control.


Even president Obama -- a man Kanye has respect for -- called the singer a "jackass" for the VMAs stunt.

Kanye has promised to put his ego in check before, and those daily chants he's been doing has not been working, so we hope he gets some professional help.

PS: As of 11am this morning, Taylor Swift, who was a guest on "The View", Kanye has yet to reach out to her - or her people.

Here's the transcript from Leno.
Leno: Have a seat, my friend. First of all, let me say thank you for honoring this commitment. A lot of times, people — things happen. They kind of back out at the last minute, or they have a publicist or someone call and say, “Oh, I’m sorry, my client’s not available.” So thank you for coming and doing this, in light of all the things that have been going on. Tell me about your day. Have you had a tough day today?
Kanye: Yeah, it’s been extremely difficult. I just — just dealing with the fact that I hurt someone or took anything away, you know, from a talented artist or from anyone, because I only wanted to help people. My entire life, I’ve only wanted to give and do something that I felt was right. And I immediately knew in the situation that it was wrong, and it wasn’t a spectacle or just — you know, it’s actually someone’s emotions, you know, that I stepped on. And it was very — it was just — it was rude, period. And, you know, I’d like to be able to apologize to her in person. And I wanted to –

So when did you know you were wrong? Was it afterward? As you were doing it? When did it strike you, “Uh-oh”?
As soon as I gave the mic back to her and she didn’t keep going.

Let me ask you something. I was fortunate enough to meet your mom and talk with your mom a number of years ago. What do you think she would have said about this? Would she be disappointed in this?Would she give you a lecture?
Yeah. You know, obviously, you know, I deal with hurt. And, you know, so many celebrities, they never take the time off. I’ve never taken the time off to really — you know, just music after music and tour after tour. I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt. My dream of what awards shows are supposed to be, ’cause — and I don’t try to justify it because I was just in the wrong. That’s period. But I need to, after this, take some time off and just analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life, how I’m going to improve. Because I am a celebrity, and that’s something I have to deal with. And if there’s anything I could do to help Taylor in the future or help anyone, I’d like — you know, I want to live this thing. It’s hard sometimes, so –