It only took 9 days for Kanye West to issue a "statement" about the fiasco that was the Glow In the Dark set at Bonnaroo. Mr. West posted a blog on his official site today and, boy is he mad. Wait, let me correct that. "This is the maddest I ever will be," he says. Apparently, the rapper's tardiness wasn't entirely his fault. His people had been trying to work it out with the Bonnaroo people and, in the end, well, things didn't work out as planned. Way to go Pearl Jam! Way to piss off Kanye! Now, this may all be true and it could be that the fine folks at Bonnaroo did have "squid brains" when it came to the logistics of Kanye's stage plot. Maybe both sides were to blame. It may have helped if someone ... anyone ... came out and explained what was going on to the thousands of people who waited for Kanye and missed out on lots of other great music that they could have been checking out in other tents and on other stages. That would have been nice. It probably would have prevented people from throwing water bottles at the stage and the "jane screen" would have not been "broken." How is Jane doing, by the way?

Here's the deal, though. One little thing is all it would have taken for Kanye West to have come out on top as the hero in all of this. Kanye, I hope you didn't break your "Mac book Air" while typing that blog and you're able to read this. All it would have taken was for you to say something there that night to your fans while you were standing on stage. "Never say I didn't give my all," you say? Well, if that is all the class you got, perhaps you can learn from one of your peers. Damon Albarn wasn't too big of a rock star to walk out on stage before the start of the first show on the first night of a five-show run at the Apollo Theatre and apologize because there would not only be a delay, but the main screen would not be working that night. We're talking about a Gorillaz show without animation. Albarn apologized, the show went on, and more importantly, the fans got a great show and left happy. You could have addressed the crowd while your crew was still working on the stage. You didn't even have to actually walk out on stage. Just hearing your voice through the PA would have been good enough. The fans would have understood. The vibe would have remained positive and everyone would have been happy, regardless of whether you played "Stronger" or not. Instead, by walking on and off stage without even thanking fans for waiting it out, you just come across as a performer with lots of ego and not much class. Nine days is just a little too late. Sorry to say this, but you pulled a FEMA on your fans, Kanye. Better luck next time.

You can read Kanye's blog here.

Below is a photo of Kanye looking at the damage (red lights on Kanye's left side) done to the jane screen.