Kanye West talks touring " I put my own life at risk when on stage"

Kanye West has proclaimed that he is putting his life at risk for his art in his current stage show.

The outspoken rapper, who recently attacked a spoof article about himself, was discussing the on-stage "mountain" he climbs in his Yeezus show with SaturdayNightOnline.

"Like, I'm just giving of my body on the stage; I'm putting my life at risk, literally!

"When I think about when I'm on the Can't Tell Me Nothing, and Coldest Winter moment, like that mountain goes really, really high. And if I slipped...

"You never know. And I think about it. I think about my family and I'm like, wow, this is like being a police officer or something, in war or something."

And parenthood appears to have made Kanye reflect on his own mortality.

He added: "Like you literally going out to do your job every day, knowing that something could happen. Something can happen to you. I'll explain to my daughter one day, that me and her mother, we had to fight for this position that we'll finally have."

In other Kanye news.

 Kanye West has hit out against "false stories and noise" circulating regarding comments he was rumoured to have made comparing himself to Nelson Mandela.

In a parody article published on satirical news website The Daily Currant, Kanye was alleged to have made inappropriate comments regarding the former South African president while the headline read: "Kanye West: 'I Am The Next Nelson Mandela'."

The article went viral and many misinterpreted it as a real story, subjecting West to torrents of abuse online. Two South African websites also allegedly reported on the story as though it were real.

Today Kanye took to Twitter to set the record straight: "I'd like to address the false stories and noise that have been engineered by the media," he wrote on the social networking site. "Despite recent media reports, I've never said anything to dishonor or trivialize the life or transition of one of the most inspiring leaders."

"At a young age my mother taught me the importance of his work. Mandela sacrificed his life for the betterment of mankind," West continued. "Respect to Mandela, his family and his legacy."

"Thank you, Mandela, for your life's work and may it serve as a guiding light to illuminate our future."