Kanye West, 38, believes he should be allowed to compare himself to anything or anyone, including a chair.
The star is famous for his controversial outbursts and has previously likened himself to Jesus, Pablo Picasso, Steve Jobs and even Walt Disney.
Speaking about how celebrities are criticised for branching out of their industry and into fashion or movies, for example, he said: “Imagine if Da Vinci or Michelangelo or Galileo were asked not to think of anything except for the one thing they first became famous for. So Da Vinci could only have one idea.
“For all haters, I’m not saying I’m Da Vinci, but I feel it’s right for any human to compare themselves to anything. I could compare myself to this chair. I’m saying: ‘I’ve got all this on my back, so I’m a chair’.
“People get really uptight about my comparisons, but I’m an extreme speaker and I speak through comparisons.”