Earlier this month, Marsha Ambrosius released her sophomore album “Friends & Lovers.” The soulful music collection scored the British talent a top 20 album on the Billboard 200.
With her new album fresh in stores and digital retailers, Ambrosius lands a cover on the latest dual edition of RollingOut magazine. In the online publication, the passionate singer explains what listeners will gain from her second album. “You’re not alone,” she said. “No one ever is. As alone as you felt in your moment, you are never alone.”
If Ambrosius ever finds herself feeling alone or if she needs to tap into particular emotion, she revisits her “holy trinity of music,” which consists of artist such as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and Prince. “If I throw on “Take Me With You” by Prince, I know where I want to go. If I switch it up to Michael Jackson’s “Working Day and Night,” I know I might want to dance and escape — just leave everything behind like I’ve never had to pay anything in my life,” said Ambrosius. “I’ll know what I want to play because I know how I want to feel. That’s what music does.”
Ambrosius also shares her thoughts on if friends can be lovers. “Absolutely,” she said. However, she gives her opinion on the how it should be approach by each individual involved. “It depends on the friendship. It starts there. It depends on the dynamics. It depends on the particular relationship. You have friends and you just call. Then there are associates, and if you cross that line, there are no emotions to that. However, if you have a long-standing relationship that you genuinely care about, that has all these emotions for you. You care about their family; they care about yours. You’ve known about their past relationships; they know about yours. When you cross that line and it doesn’t work, that’s heartache and pain waiting to happen.”
Read the in-depth interview of Marsha’s RollingOut cover story here.
