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Main >> Previous Updates >> July 2005 >> July 02, 2005 >> Article ID 8440
 Viva Las Divas | Type: Magazine Article |
| | Viva Las Divas | Apr 2004 |
 Christina Aguilera Interview:
*Like Missy, you experienced your father abusing your mother. Does this make you want to help others, too?
Yes, I’ve ‘adopted’ a woman’s shelter. I’ve just been to visit it – I go see the families myself and try to get involved as I can.
*Are the psychological effects of abuse worse than the physical?
Just like I say in my song [I’m OK], the bruises go away but the emotional scars leave a mark that takes many years – if not a lifetime – to heal. That’s the saddest part about it.
*Stripped is one heartfelt album. How did you escape your teen-pop days to produce this?
I didn’t want to put anything fake, which is why I called the album Stripped – I’m absolutely bearing my soul. That’s the kind of artist I always wanted to be.
*You came close to a breakdown last year. Do you feel stronger now?
Yes, but I have my off days. I’m only human.
*But you don’t let anyone push you around, not even the music industry suits?
I give my mum credit for giving me strength. She’s big into quotes; she always says, ‘The roughest road is the one that often leads to the top.’ Those statements remind me not to follow the pack.
*Even if you get criticized for sexy videos and sartorial slip-ups?
Of course. Trouble is, I am my own product, and being a vulnerable, ‘out-there’ artist involves opening yourself up to criticism.
*So you’re comfortable in your own skin?
Yes. But it’s not an easy place to get to. And some days I just want to crawl back under the bedcovers. I’ve been burnt a lot, I’ve had to learn the hard way about things. But that’s what makes you a stronger person.
*How do you deal with criticism?
I don’t read much of what’s written. Besides, I think there are a lot of people out there who have no taste. Can critics do better? Presumably if they could, they’d be doing it themselves.
*Do you get nervous before you perform?
Oh yeah. Serious butterflies right before I go on stage. My adrenalin really gets going. But when I’m onstage, I can’t think of anywhere else in the world I’d rather be.
*Which three things do you wish were still around?
Marilyn Monroe, The Addams Family TV Series, and Bar None candy bars. |
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