It is more likely another episode in the life of a mentally unstable guy....
Because feelings of regret and empathy, and the desire to apologize, are signs of mental instability?
Yep. Sometimes with unstable people, the type of thing going on with Kanye is a turning of the corner ... other times it's just a blip and they return to angry and crazy.
If this is based on reflection -> then good, his emotions are being ruled by principle.
But if he's emotionally unstable, and he's in an up/manicky ecstasy stage, feeling love biochemically, then his emotions are determining his principles, and it won't last.
Hard to know which ... time will tell. So far he's holding.
Learn to separate the message from the messenger.