Kanye West has been called many things over the years by different people — visionary, controversial, Yeezus — but the music icon is undeniably a perfectionist. On Thursday, February 11, the rapper unleashed a mega-event in Madison Square Garden with nearly 1,000 models in attendance.
And according to several tweeted and retweeted images of the supposed list of rules the models received prior to showtime, West, 38, wanted to make sure he had the spectacle on lockdown.
The 38-item list includes a wide array of instructions, including basic model etiquette, such as “quiet please” and “no smile.”
Other rules on the list are a bit more confusing: “No fast movements,” “no slow movements” and “no sharp moves.”
Several of the items toward the bottom of the list even seem a bit contradictory: “Do not act cool,” “behave as if no one was in the room” and “do not break the rules.”
Check out the full list of rules below:
1. Quiet please
2. No whisper
3. No smile
4. No dancing
5. No sing, unless instructed
6. No eye contact
7. No acting
8. No fast movements
9. No slow movements
10. No sharp moves
11. Natural movement
12. Show pride
13. Hold your position
14. Stay in character
15. Alternate between attention and ease
16. No sitting down all at the same time
“do not act cool”
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17. Do not make the same movements at the same time
18. If you want to move, you can shift your weight
19. If you are tired, sit down or lie down
20. Concentrate, focus
21. Do not look at camera
22. Hold positions until the end of the show
23. Do not take off your clothes or shoes
24. Loosen up no stiffness
25. Do not be casual
26. Stand straight
27. No sexy posing
28. Do not act cool
29. You are a picture
30. Be calm, be strong, be neutral
31. Behave as if no one was in the room
32. Do not break the rules
33. Know that your actions reflect within the group
34. Your behavior affects the conduct of others
35. Be aware of others and be percautios [sic]
36. Before the end of the performance get up stand straight at attention
37. Keep your assigned position on the floor
38. Do not ever look at the JumboTron