Famous American singer, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter has said fame can sometimes feel like a prison and that was the reason why she disappeared from public glare.
The 43-year-old singer, who made this disclosure while speaking in a GQ interview, said she now makes music at her own pace and she isn’t focused on perfectionism but innovation
Knowles-Carter explained that she disappears from the public eye when she isn’t sharing her art because fame is sometimes a burden.
“I create at my own pace, on things that I hope will touch other people. I hope my work encourages people to look within themselves and come to terms with their own creativity, strength, and resilience. I focus on storytelling, growth, and quality. I’m not focused on perfectionism. I focus on evolution, innovation, and shifting perception,” she said
“Working on the music for Cowboy Carter and launching this exciting new project feels nothing like prison, nor a burden. In fact, I only work on what liberates me. It is fame that can at times feel like prison. So, when you don’t see me on red carpets, and when I disappear until I have art to share, that’s why.”
Asked if she has retirement plans, Beyoncé said, “Good music and strong messages will never retire.”
Beyoncé, a multiple Grammy-winning singer also expressed pride in her achievements, said she works harder than anyone she knows.
“I have paid my dues a hundred times over. I have worked harder than anyone I know. And now I work smarter,” Beyoncé stated this in GQ Magazine’s October cover star.
“In the end, the biggest reward is personal joy. Has what I created pushed others to think freely and believe in the impossible? If the answer to that question is yes, then that is the gift.”
The ‘Brown Skin Girl’ crooner said singing is vital to her, stressing that without singing she would be “a walking dead.”
“It [singing] is one of the deepest joys of my life, a necessity as vital as breath. Without singing, without music, without creating, I would be a walking dead. Creating music isn’t work for me; it’s what I was born to do,” she said.
Beyoncé is the most awarded person in the Grammy’s history with a total of 32 awards.
She is also one of the world’s best-selling music artistes of all time.
Many music buffs have described her as “The Queen of Pop.”
