FKA Twigs Talks Playing Table Tennis with Prince, Fans and Future Kids in Latest Interview
Only a few months ago, FKA Twigs seemed as if she had reached her breaking point in regard to doing interviews. After countless questions about her personal life, rather than her art, Twigs said that she simply couldn’t do interviews anymore because they mad her feel “nutty.” However, some time has passed and she thankfully seems comfortable enough to do interviews again. In her latest cover story for Paper Magazine, the star discusses how she feels about the word “fan,” why she thinks people are drawn to her, making music for her future children, and a time she played table tennis with Prince.
Some artists try to form friendships with their fans, but that’s not exactly Twigs’ approach or why she believes listeners are drawn to her in the first place:
I’m honest, and that comes out. Honest people come in lots of different types and they relate to things that aren’t straightforward. I’m happy that people can roll with me, give me a chance, and let me explain my songs through my visuals. But I don’t even like calling fans “fans.” It’s like, [pulls face ] Ugh, fans. [laughs] It’s just people that like your music.
After admitting that she wasn’t too fond of the word “fan” or even the concept, Twigs explained that she skipped the sort of “fangirl” stage to focus on her ballet classes and opera lessons. The interviewer Jazz Monroe asked if she was ever obsessed with anyone or anything outside of her work:
Probably Marlon Brando or someone like that. Even then, half those people were dead, so I knew the limitations of that relationship. I’ve never had that, “Oh my god, I’ve gotta wait backstage!” There is one person: I met Prince when he did a little show at Paisley Park in Minneapolis, where I supported him. I was a little bit like, “Wow. I met Prince.” Because he is, obviously, so epic. But even then, he just gave me some black currant juice and we played table tennis.
There are many reasons different artists explain as their motivation to make music. FKA Twigs explained one of the reasons she does it is not for her fans but for her children:
Not the children of the world; I mean the children that I haven’t had yet. [pats her stomach] I’m quite traditional. You know that saying, “You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl”? I grew up in Gloucestershire, and there’s a certain format that people fit into. And I’m actually quite happy with that format. I’m quite happy to say, “Go to school, work hard on your GCSEs, do your A-Levels, get married, have children. Send your kids to a nice school. Make sure you’re in the right catchment area.”
Read the full interview here.
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