In a recent Interview with The Mirror, Beyonce shared that she always takes time for the most important things in life, and those things happen to include her family and Jay-Z! Check out the interview below!
Now you’re on tour, you must have no time to have a normal life…
Oh, I do. And I’m fortunate to have my family with me. I can get lonely going to these foreign places, but when I see my family it doesn’t seem so bad because they are my home. And we get on really well. My mother Tina and I work really well together [on their House of Deréon fashion designs]. Now my father Mathew [her manager], on the other hand, we disagree a lot more [laughs]. But it’s usually business.
Do you drag Jay-Z around as well?
I don’t have to drag him! He comes willingly. And I go willingly. He’s part of the family posse, of course. I definitely make time for my life, it’s the most important thing. The music and all that is very important, but I have to have inspiration.
So what was more nervewracking for you, the American Presidential Inauguration or performing at the Oscars?
I have to say the inauguration was more nervewracking than the Oscars. I was nervous at the Oscars as well, especially all that choreography and all those songs squished into the five minutes, but you know it’s nothing like the inauguration (right). That was just… [she blows out air] mind-blowing. Even if I wasn’t singing I would have been nervous and overwhelmed just being in the room. Everyone could feel it, it was something spiritual.
What are the Obamas like in real life?
Barack’s just a very special person and he was born to do what he does, and his wife Michelle was born to do what she does – she holds him down. It was very exciting for me to meet her as well. She’s so warm. Both of them are. She’s a huge inspiration for me. When we met at the big inauguration performance Michelle was there talking to everyone, and she looks you right in the eyes. To see how gracious they are reminds me of how I’m supposed to be.
How do those two events compare to appearing on the X Factor last year?
I watched the show because I knew I was going to sing with one of the contestants, but because I don’t live in the UK I didn’t know the impact it was going to have. The day after I performed, I’ve literally never had so many people say they watched me. Every single person I met said, ‘I saw you on X Factor’ and I was like, ‘This is weird!’ Even appearing at the inauguration of our President wasn’t the same.
What did you think of our winner Alexandra?
Alexandra was a doll. A complete gem. I just walked into the room and she had these tears. They didn’t tell me she was a big fan of mine. In rehearsals she was just so incredibly overwhelmed and I was so happy to sing with her. She’s so talented and beautiful and her voice is so soulful. Actually, I wanted her to open my tour for me, but she hadn’t finished her album, so she couldn’t do it.
You’ve got your own fashion label and you always look amazing. Would you say you are fashion obsessed?
I don’t know if I’m fashion obsessed. I think when I’m working, yes, but when I’m at home I usually wear the same thing every day. I have my straight-leg jeans and a pair of Christian Louboutins and a little jacket and a white shirt. I get sent about 15 designer bags a month. I can only imagine how much they cost. Even I wouldn’t buy some of them.
Do you have any regrets?
There were certain moments when I was 18 and I’d look out of the window to see girls going to parties with their boyfriends and think, ‘How am I ever going to meet anybody?’ I couldn’t just go on a date, and nobody was going to ask me out. I was working too hard and not exposed to people my own age. But now I’m in such a great place and I’m happy that I’ve found the person I’ve found. I wouldn’t trade it for anything.
What can we expect from you later this year – baby Beyoncés maybe?
Well, I’m an ambitious woman, and when I do anything, I do it really hard. If I work out, I work out really hard, if I love somebody, I love them all the way. I’m very loyal. I want a whole bunch of kids – but after I’ve got certain things out of my system first.
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