Kanye West Broke Down in Tears During an Interview...Find Out Why!

Kanye West usually puts out the image of a tough guy, but that doesn't mean he's without a soft side.

In a recent BBC1 interview with Zane Lowe, Kanye recalled some words of wisdom given to him by late fashion pro Louise Wilson, and remembering his friend had him in tears.

Last time I saw her we had dinner at Hakkasan, which is my favorite restaurant in London," West said, recalling the event. "And I think she knew that she was going to pass, and she just wanted to give me some words of advice moving forward, and she was asking me about my daughter, asked me about my wife...and she said, you know, 'So many students, they don't give it their all, and the problem is, soon as they do anything halfway good when they're 2 years old, 3 years old, their parents clap. And she just looked at me and she said, 'Kanye, don't clap.'"

It was here that Kanye started getting emotional. "I didn't know we were going to lose her...and she told me, she said, you know, 'Thank you for the times where I came to performances and this has like really meant a lot to me, with...'"

At that point, Kanye trailed off and covered his eyes with his hands as tears started welling up. It got to the point where Lowe actually stopped the interview, letting Kanye "take a minute" to remember his late friend.

After a few moments, Kanye came back into the studio and continued. "That's never happened to me in an interview before," he said, smiling. "I think I'm good."

Check out the video of the interview below: