( CNN ) -- It looks like Kanye West 's new wife is rubbing off on him . In the August issue of GQ magazine , the rapper talks about everything from his design ambitions -- he 'd like to build amusement parks -- to his next album to his home life , including the relationship he 's built with uber-celebrity Kim Kardashian . According to West , his reality star bride , whom he married in May , has helped him acquire a unique set of skills : `` Kim K skills , '' if you will . `` One of the reasons why I think that me and Kim are very powerful together is n't just the concept of celebrity or this mega rap star and this mega-beautiful pop star , '' West said . `` What I had to learn from Kim is how to take more of her advice and less of other people 's advice . There 's a lot of Kim K skills that were added . In order to win at life , you need some Kim K skills , period . '' And that 's just one of things we now know about Yeezus . Here are eight more : . 1 . Kanye is a blowfish . `` People have me pinned as a shark or a predator in some way , and in no way am I that . I would n't want to hurt anyone . I want to defend people . I want to help people . ... I 'm not a shark , I 'm a blowfish . '' 2 . He gave a 45-minute toast at his own wedding . And he freely admits this . `` In the speech , I talked about the idea of collaboration and all the people involved working together and being able to change things . ... I said , `` Wow , Carine ( Roitfeld ) is seven seats down from Kim ( Kardashian ) . Farnaz ( Farjam ) , the producer of the Kardashians and the producer of 'The Real World , ' is four seats down from ( director ) Steve McQueen . And four seats , because in between them is Hosain ( Rahman ) from Jawbone . This is what I talked about . That was not a forty-five-minute speech to myself . Do you realize what that means for those people to be in that close of a proximity to each other ? '' 3.He does n't care that Jay Z and Beyonce were n't there . It may have been Kim and Kanye 's wedding , but all anyone wanted to know was whether Jay Z and Beyonce were going to be there . They ended up not attending -- although Beyonce gave her congratulations via Instagram -- and 'Ye seems fine with it . `` All that , I would n't even speak on . It does n't even matter to me whatsoever , who would show up . Because the most important person to show up there , to me , was Kim . '' 4 . He feels like he 's constantly fighting . Even in the GQ interview . `` I 'm sitting right here , it 's a fight . I 'm fighting with the way I line my words up together and the way I place a sweater on top of a T-shirt . At this point , people know what 's up . People know I 'm smart . And people know that , whether it 's SNL or Jimmy Kimmel , it 's a trend to take the piss out of celebrity -- just as much of a trend as wearing a gray hoodie or driving a Prius . '' 5 . Especially for celebrity rights . In his wedding toast , `` I talked about the idea of celebrity , and celebrities being treated like blacks were in the '60s , having no rights , and the fact that people can slander your name . I said that in the toast . And I had to say this in a position where I , from the art world , am marrying Kim . And how we 're going to fight to raise the respect level for celebrities so that my daughter can live a more normal life . She did n't choose to be a celebrity . But she is . So I 'm going to fight to make sure she has a better life . '' 6 . He also fought for Kim . `` I had to fight for that for seven years . '' 7 . He 's actually not that sad . Despite what the # sadKanye meme would lead you to believe , he 's feeling pretty good . `` ( W ) e got the Vogue cover , Steve McQueen won the Oscar , we finally got married ... You know ? We have a child . We 're a family now . I am an arbiter of taste , and people think that I have the ability to make things cool -- or if I 'm doing it , it should be cool . And I feel that this stuff 's starting to be cool . And that feels good to me . Because I do n't like walking around with people thinking I 'm doing uncool s** , because there 's nothing I 'm doing that 's uncool . It 's all innovative . You just might not understand it yet . But it 's cool . Family is super cool . Going home to one girl every night is super cool . Just going home and getting on the floor and playing with your child is super cool . Not wearing a red leather jacket , and just looking like a dad and s**t , is like super cool . 8 . He 's also really happy about this . `` Having someone that I can call Mom again . That s*** is super cool . '' North West 's earrings spark social media debate . Kim and Kanye turn Instagram into wedding album .
Kanye West gives a wide-ranging interview to GQ . He discusses his career goals , family and life as a celebrity . He feels like he 's fighting for celebrity rights . He also says he 's acquired `` Kim K skills ''