On last night’s episode of ‘Watch Happens Live’ the legendary Chaka Khan and Adam Lambert made a guest appearance on Bravo’s hit series.
Chaka Khan told us how she really felt about how unhappy she was with Kanye West’s sampling of her song “Through the Fire” on his song “Through the Wire,” calling it stupid and says if she’s reached out to him about it.
“Very differently than the song turned out, obviously. He called me when he just got out of the hospital. He said, ‘You were so instrumental in my healing process. I changed the words a little bit to the song but I had to eat through a wire. Jaw’s wired shut through a straw.’ It meant that much to me. It really got my heart, tugged at my string. I was like, ‘Yeah, use it.’”
“Then when it came out, […] I was pissed. I thought it was a little insulting. Not insulting: I thought it was stupid! If I’d known he was gonna do that, I would have said, ‘Hell no.’”
“I didn’t. What can I say?” The best way to tell him is silence. And give him crickets.”
On a positive note, the Chicago native did say that she received royalties from the record.
Watch the interview above.
