Since Solange’s infamous elevator incident with Jay Z at the Standard Hotel in May, she has been pretty quiet. However, the outspoken singer re-emerges to the spotlight by covering the August 2014 issue of Lucky Magazine.
In her cover story, Solange briefly talks about the elevator incident, her living in New Orleans and her music. Check out some excerpts from Solange’s interview below.
On elevator incident: “What’s important is that my family and I are all good. What we had to say collectively was in the statement that we put out, and we all feel at peace with that.”
On living in New Orleans: “I lived in New York and L.A. and they were different worlds I learned to navigate. Fashion and music have so many elements I’m connected to, but they also have parts that I’m not so interested in. I can step in and step out of those worlds. Being in New Orleans gives me space.”
On her debut album: “I was serious about my songwriting but not necessarily too gung ho on all the other elements of being an artist—the public nature of things, the lack of privacy, the feeling of always needing to be on. I also felt really misunderstood by my peers and the musical landscape that I was in,” she says.
On her new album: “My last EP, True, was about the overall vibe—the message was fun. This one, I really want you to hear what I’m saying. I want you to hear me.”
On being herself: “I think about all of those phases that I went through,” she continues, looking out over kids playing in the park, “and the ridicule and whatever that I experienced. And I can’t think of one time where I ever felt like I was going to break. That’s because I had confidence instilled in me by my parents. They didn’t always like it—in fact, most of the time they didn’t—but they never asked me to change.”
Read the full interview on Lucky Magazine.
