WTF ITEM: KANYE WEST TOLD TO AVOID GHOSTS--THEY CAN MESS UP HIS SINGING!

Kanye West thought avoiding ghosts would improve his singing. The 'Stronger' star - who has come under criticism for ditching rapping for singing on his current album '808s and Heartbreak' - was left bemused after asking Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos for vocal tips backstage at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas concert in California.

A source revealed: "Alex told him not to have conversations in noisy places, to not smoke, and to stay away from the spirits, to which Kanye said, 'Spirits? Like, ghosts?' " Kanye recently insisted he doesn't care that his new album may have cost him some followers. He said: "On this album I might have lost some rap fans, but what I gained is a new perspective on life and just the ability to do what you want. Do what makes you feel good and if people want to award that, it's cool."

Damn! What if his mom shows up some nite? This is not even funny!!! God bless her soul but you know Dr Donda West took this very picture of us at a 2004 event?