Washington
(ANI):
Kanye
West
left
a
lasting
impression
on
the
American
Music
Awards
audience
by
proclaiming
that
he
wants
to
be
Elvis
Presley.
And
now
the
rapper
has
taken
his
ambition
a
step
further.
"When
I
said
the
statement,
''I
want
to
be
Elvis,''
I
really
should
have
thought
that
out
more
because
that
statement
was
actually
really
incorrect.
Actually,
the
true
statement
was
''I
want
to
be
better
than
Elvis,''
" E!
Online
quoted
West,
as
saying.
And
now
some
industry
insiders
have
given
their
opinion
if
West
has
what
it
takes
to
get
anywhere
near
Presley.
"Kanye
is
one
of
the
biggest
hip-hop
stars
in
the
world
right
now.
But
I
do
believe
he
has
delusions
of
grandeur," E!
Online
quoted
Emil
Wilbekin,
editor-in-chief
of
urban
lifestyle
magazine
Giant,
as
saying.
"I
think
Kanye
is
hugely
self-absorbed,
and
I
think
that
he
thinks
he
could
be
bigger
than
Elvis.
Kanye
is
very
much
concerned
with
how
big
he
could
be,
how
much
music
he
can
make
and
how
many
awards
he
could
win,"
Wilbekin
added.
Hillary
Crosley,
R&B/hip-hop
correspondent
for
Billboard,
says
it's
that
oversize
ego
that's
propelled
him
to
the
top
of
his
game.
“People
find
it
so
amusing
that
he
takes
it
so
seriously.
If
he
didn't
have
the
ego,
he
wouldn''t
make
it
as
far
as
he
has," Crosley
said.
Cory
Cooper,
a
noted
Elvis
historian,
says
he's
impressed
with
West's
goals,
but
he
needs
a
reality
check.
"Even
though
Mr.
West
has
a
fantastic
idea
of
what
he
aspires
to
become,
he
nor
any
other
performer,
past,
present
or
future
will
ever
accomplish
Presley''s
unparalleled
career.
Elvis
stands
alone.
With
all
due
respect
to
Mr.
West,
Elvis
Presley
is
not
called
''The
King
of
Rock
'n'
Roll''
for
nothing," Cooper
writes
in
an
email.