Kanye West broke down on stage near the end of his concert in Paris while dedicating the song “Hey Mama” to his mother, Donda West, who passed away last week from plastic surgery complications.
A band member tried to console Kanye before he left the stage, eventually returning to perform “Stronger,” as the audience screamed their support.
“He kept shouting out to the audience, ‘I need you…I need you right now.’ and the public was screaming back. It was magic.”
Audience members captured the moment on their mobile phones and are being posted on YouTube. I have posted two of the videos below.
West is expected to return to Oklahoma for his mother’s funeral on Tuesday.
Our hearts go out to him.
View videos of Kanye West during this very touching moment at his concert in Paris below.