8 entries, with sources
Donda West·2007
West wrote the foreword for his mother's memoir, saying it revealed details of his childhood and his parents' history he had never known.
In his foreword and promotional interviews, West stated: 'I've known my mom since I was zero years old... You'll learn things that I didn't even know until I read this book.'
Walter Isaacson·2011
West cited Isaacson's biography as the direct blueprint for his ambitions to build an all-encompassing design ecosystem around DONDA, referencing Jobs's product philosophy explicitly.
In a 2013 New York Times interview, West explicitly cited Jobs and Isaacson's depiction of Apple's design philosophy as his model for creative control in tech and fashion.
James Turrell·2013
West studied Turrell's monographs on light-and-space installations before filming his 'Jesus Is King' IMAX film inside Turrell's Roden Crater and funding the project.
West shared Turrell's monographs on social media in 2018 and filmed his companion film inside Turrell's Roden Crater installation.
Axel Vervoordt·2019
West used Vervoordt's published interior monographs as a direct template for the minimalist wabi-sabi design of his Hidden Hills compound, later collaborating with Vervoordt himself.
West publicly highlighted Vervoordt's interior design books on Twitter as his primary architectural reference and collaborated directly with Vervoordt on design projects.
Scripture became the organizing text behind West's Sunday Service gatherings and the 'Jesus Is King' era, reshaping his creative priorities and daily routine according to his own account.
West described in 2019 interviews with Zane Lowe and Big Boy how studying scripture radically reorganized his creative priorities and lifestyle.
Walter Isaacson·2017
West named this biography among texts he recommended for cross-disciplinary creative thinking, though no specific personal application beyond the mention is documented.
West listed the book on Twitter in 2018 as one of his recommended texts, with no further elaboration found.
Matthew Barney and Elizabeth Peyton·2009
West listed this collaborative art monograph among favorites in a curated recommendation list, without further documented commentary on its content.
West listed the volume among favorite art books in a curated list shared on his official Twitter account in 2018, with no additional detail found.
Candace Owens·2020
West publicly praised author Candace Owens around the book's release, though his statements centered on the author and her ideology rather than specific content from the book.
West posted public endorsements of Owens on Twitter, writing 'THANK YOU CANDACE OWENS' while discussing her ideological arguments in public appearances.