Kanye West is known for not smiling very much, especially when it comes to paparazzi trying to snag a pic, and during a recent appearance at the Daily Front Row’s Fashion Los Angeles Awards, Ye spoke on why he doesn’t smile very much in his paparazzi pics.



“Back when I was working on Yeezus, I saw this book from the 1800s and it was velvet-covered with brass and everything,” West said. “I looked at all these people’s photos and they look so real and their outfits were incredible and they weren’t smiling and people, you know the paparazzi, always come up to me, ‘Why you not smiling?’ and I think, not smiling makes me smile… When you see paintings in an old castle, people are not smiling cause it just wouldn’t look as cool.”