PersonalMajor Event
Near-Fatal Car Accident
October 23, 2002
Kanye falls asleep at the wheel after a late-night recording session in Los Angeles, crashing his rented car head-on into another vehicle. His jaw is shattered and must be wired shut. Three weeks later, still recovering, he records 'Through the Wire' with his jaw wired closed — an act of creative defiance that becomes one of the most legendary moments in his career.
