Tinashe is turning heads with her new spread in Paper Magazine’s youth issue, photographed by Charlotte Rutherford. Styled by Sammy K, the 23-year-old entertainer is captured wearing various elegant pieces of lingerie, Moschino suits and furs in the new spread.
In her interview with Paper, she discusses her forthcoming sophomore album, Joyride, the importance of sticking to your artistic vision, being a woman in a male-dominated industry and much more.
Read excerpts from the interview below.
On Joyride: “You can’t have too many chefs in the kitchen. You have to stay true to your own instincts and just have your own vision. I think that is very important. Otherwise you just get lost in the sauce.”
On being a woman in the industry: “Especially as a young woman in the industry. A lot of people think, ‘Oh you’re just a cute girl.’ It has nothing to do with your artistry or your heart or work or anything like that. It’s obviously just about what you look like.”
On growth and being in control: “It’s important nowadays to have your own perspective and get involved, because it is such a male-dominated industry. We need to gain back control.”
On pressure: “I don’t feel pressure to look any way so much as I feel pressure to act a certain way. I feel the pressure to date around. People are always shocked to know that I don’t date around with other celebrities. [But] it’s just not my style. I’m not trying to be well known because of the people I’m dating, or the people that I’m seen with. I’d rather just be known for my music or my art. People will say something crazy like, ‘Why don’t you just go date Justin Bieber and be way more famous?’ I’m like, ‘What?’
Read the full interview on Paper.
