That was fast…

Kanye West is taking a break to get himself together after straight snatching the mic from Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards Sunday.

Here’s what he had to say on the Jay Leno Show Monday:

“It’s been extremely difficult. Just dealing with the fact that I hurt someone or took anything away from a talented artist. Or from anyone. I’ve only wanted to help people my entire life. I’ve only wanted to give and do something that I felt was right and I immediately knew in this situation that I was wrong and it wasn’t a spectacle…it was actually someone’s emotions that I stepped on. It was very rude period and I would like to be able to apologize to her in person.”

…. “Obviously I deal with hurt…and you know so many celebrities never take the time off. I’ve never taken the time off to really…. Music after music. Touring after touring. I’m just ashamed that my hurt caused someone else’s hurt. I don’t try to justify it because I was in the wrong period. But after this I need to take some time off and analyze how I’m going to make it through the rest of this life. How I’m going to improve because I am a celebrity and it’s something I have to deal with. And if there is anything I can do to help Taylor in the future or to help anyone… because I want to live this thing. It’s hard…”