Multiple award-winning American singer, Beyonce Knowles has explained
why she featured Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Adichie in her new album.
Explaining why she featured the Half of a Yellow Sun author in one of her songs entitled: Flawless,
Beyonce in a chat with UK Mirror said, “I was going through videos on
feminity on Youtube, when I came across this video of this incredible Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie.
“Everything she said is exactly how I feel. My message in this album was finding the beauty in imperfection,” Bey continues.
“I had this image of this trophy and me accepting these awards and
kind of training myself to be a champion and at the end of the day when
you go through all of these things, is it worth it? I mean, you get this
trophy and you’re like, ‘I basically starved, I have neglected all the
people that I love, I’ve conformed to what everybody else thinks I
should be and I have this trophy. What does that mean?
“The trophy represents all of the sacrifices I made as a kid, all the
time I lost being on the road in the studios as a child and I just want
to throw that s**t up!”
The star also spoke about her daughter, Blue Ivy and hubby Jay Z, and what she’s up to lately.
Hear her, “I have a lot of awards and I have a lot of these things
that are amazing and I worked my ass off, I worked harder than probably
everybody I know to get those things, but nothing feels like my child
singing ‘mummy’.”
The megastar mum-of-one then goes on to say she’s striving for for love, happiness and fun.
“No, nothing feels like when I look my husband in the eyes, nothing
feels like when I’m respected, when I get on the stage and I see I’m
changing peoples lives. Those are the things that matter and at this
point in my life that’s what I’m striving for – growth, love, happiness,
fun.”
She also gave one final piece of advice to her fans, “Enjoy your life – its short. That’s the message!” she added.