FKA Twigs recently discussed her first career as a backup performer, and that was cute and all, but now that she's outshining Prince at his own gigs, we want to hear from her on the topic of budding superstardom.
Thankfully, she provided such a window (albeit a tad sarcastically) to The Guardian.
"Oh, I'm nothing," she said of her fame. "I'm nothing right now. I think it's easy to sit in this trendy cafe, in a trendy little area of New York, and say 'Ooh, I'm FKA Twigs'. But outside of these four blocks, does anybody really give a s--t? Probably not. I'm well aware if I walk down one street in New York, I'll hear people say: 'Oh my gad!' And if I walk down another street: nothing. And those streets are blocks apart from each other."
She recently killed it on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, but said the experience wasn't exactly pleasant.
"I struggle with TV a little bit," she said. "You're standing in a spot where other artists have stood a million times before. It's hard to distinguish yourself. So much could have gone wrong. But I wanted a challenge. I'm at a stage where I want to find things really difficult. Because now, at this point in my career—it's maybe where some artists sit back on their laurels. Sit back and believe the hype when you haven't actually done anything yet."
Twigs also discussed her relationship with Robert Pattinson and the racist social media response she's gotten in recent months.
"Obviously I know if you're putting yourself out there, saying, 'Hey! Listen to my music!', with pictures of yourself in the magazines, then people are going to judge you," Twigs said. "'I hate her music. I hate her hair. I hate her production. I hate her videos.' Fine: don't care. That's the great thing about art, it's not for everyone. But when it comes to racism, really? In this day and age? Pick that?"
At least she can sleep at night knowing she's got a handsome-ass dude in her life and an audience of millions. Check out her most recent video, "Pendulum."
