Kanye West Explains The Real Reason He Doesn’t Smile

Kanye West is notorious for keeping a straight face in photos, and now we know the reason why. While at The Daily Front Row’s Fashion Los Angeles Awards, West revealed the reason he doesn’t show his teeth is because of a book from the 1800s he came across while working on “Yeezus”:

West’s significant other, Kim Kardashian, previously explained in an Instagram that the reason she doesn’t smile is to prevent wrinkles. Aversion to smiling doesn’t seem to be hereditary, though. The couple’s daughter, North West, is clearly not afraid to show off those pearly whites:

The Huffington Post