Vogue interview
Blige discusses Sam Smith, Anne Hathaway’s rapping skills, and her documentary with Vogue magazine.
I think it worked so easily because Sam is a very rare person. He’s very rare because he’s not afraid to let people see who he is. His vulnerability is what draws me to him; he’s just honest and real. I love that. I can really work with people like that.
Glamour interview
Ahead of her appearance at the Brit Awards, Blige chats to Glamour UK about British soul singer, Sam Smith.
Sam is just unlike a lot of new artists. He has so much humility, he’s so grateful and he’s still so taken back from all of this but at the same time he’s very confident and decisive. I’ve watched him be so decisive and I love that about him – I’m like ‘I wanna be like that’ (laughs).
Mary J. Blige interview
Blige discusses her new album and her marriage on The Wendy Williams Show.
I’m just happy that my man is still with me and he’s had the courage to stay with me. I’m grateful for that
O Magazine interview
Blige gives an interview to Winfrey for O Magazine about the meaning of her album The Breakthrough.
It means a lot. One day I realized that I wasn’t getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. In the inner city, there’s a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life. No more pity parties. I’ve gotta love me more than anybody else loves me.
O Magazine Interview
Blige speaks about the inspiration behind her new album, The Breakthrough:
It means a lot. One day I realized that I wasn’t getting anywhere by blaming other people for my circumstances. I finally understood: Even if you feel someone has wronged you or owes you something, no one is going to give you anything for free. In the inner city, there’s a mentality that the government owes you something. My breakthrough came when I stopped feeling sorry for myself and took responsibility for every part of my life.