GOSSIP: Beyonce Opens Up About Life and Album
Beyonce has revealed why it was important for her to take risks on her upcoming album 4. In an interview with Dazed And Confused, Bey said that she wanted to make music that was different from what every other pop star was making. She said, “This part of my life is all about embracing change and going to the next level, taking risks and showing my bravery. Not being safe. Not doing the song that everyone else on pop radio sounds like. Basically, what everyone else is doing, unless it’s something that’s natural for me. I want to do something completely different. I feel like I’ve earned that right. Risks excite me.” Bey was interviewed by her favorite designers — Tom Ford, Riccardo Tisci, Stefano Pilati and Gareth Pugh, for the article. Tom Ford asked Bey if she is shy off stage. She said, “I used to be very shy. I don’t think I’m shy any more. I get really uncomfortable when I’m not performing on the stage or on a photo shoot and have too many people looking at me expecting a performance. It make me kind of shut down and become shy. I’m happier to talk to people and try to learn something from them.”She continued, “I’m better at one-on-one conversations. I do become shy and a bit intimidated when it’s a large group of people, I definitely retreat. At a big dinner I just hope that no one expects anything from me. I wish I’d disappear.” She also revealed the first thing that she does in the morning — which was asked by Ricardo Tisci. She said, “Usually I try to stay quiet and meditate. Not literally meditate. I mean lay in bed and think about everything I need to do, plus everything I learned from the previous day.” She continued, “In the past couple of weeks, I’ve literally fallen asleep with the blackberry in my hand because I’m up answering emails, coming up with marketing plans and looking at radio numbers. It’s really sad! My family is like, ‘Oh my God!’ I literally have pictures of me knocked out with my finger on the computer space bar!”
