As Yonce’ remains all over our mouths like likka, she brought the Bey take over to New York’s School of Visual Art’s theatre and threw a screening and release party this afternoon, with many of her beloved fans. Queen Bey answered questions from fans and discussed her overall triumphs with her visual album, including creating the ‘Yonce’ track and breaking her 4th wall; allowing her to come full circle with herself! Hit the jump for more.
When it comes to the cocky, sexy track that is “Yonce'”, Beyonce tapped in two of todays creative, masterminds:
“We were in the studio, and Justin Timberlake started beating on buckets. So, when you hear the beat, it’s literally a bucket. It was really organic, and it reminded me of being in middle school during the lunch breaks, when you just start freestyling. So we kept the buckets, and we went back and forth. I was very adamant about keeping it organic, because that whole element is what is so beautiful about it. And Dream just started, ‘Yoncé on his mouth like liquor,’ and I’m like, ‘What does that mean?’ But I love it, I think Beyoncé is Beyoncé, Mrs. Carter is Beyoncé, Sasha Fierce is Beyoncé. And I’m finally at a place where I don’t have to separate the two. It’s all pieces of me, and just different elements of a personality of a woman, because we are complicated.”
And as far as her overall album response, although a daring one, Beyonce states it was one that was worth it and ultimately self fulfilling:
“I have always been very generous, I have been generous on stage and take my pain and joy into my performance,” she said. “But I’m private… I think it just took me not being anyone’s child. Once I had a child, I broke down that fourth wall. I feel liberated, and I feel like I can give my heart to people.”
“This is my first album that — of course I wanted people to love it and critics to love it and for it to be successful — but my goal was not picking a No. 1 single,” Beyoncé continued. “My goal was putting together a body of work, and I just wanted to know that people cared about music. Honestly, I was at a point where everything feels the same. What I said in ‘Ghost,’ ‘All the shit I do is boring,’ is true. And if I could not challenge that, then maybe it was time for me to do something else or develop more artists, which is something that I could do, but just growth. I just hope that I continue to move forward and challenge myself. I think that now that I’ve become a mother, I just want my legacy to inspire people. That’s the biggest goal, just having happiness and knowing that when people come to my shows, they can leave all the madness and leave there knowing that there is hope.” HP
Beyonce highlighted the importance of an entire album, consistency and self acceptance with one daring release!
