Beyonce Talks World Tour, Twitter & Etta James
Posted by Media Outrage on April 21st, 2009
Beyonce did an interview with the Associated Press about her world tour, Twitter and Ms. Etta James.
AP: How will this tour be different from your 2007 “B’Day” tour?
Beyonce: It’s going to be more emotional, because this album, “I Am,” that portion was a lot more real and raw and more sensitive. … The best part about this tour is I’m working with Thierry Mugler, who is an icon and a legend, and I’ve been a fan.
AP: Often snippets of concerts end up on the Internet. Is it frustrating not being able to surprise people anymore?
Beyonce: It’s very frustrating now. … It’s great because people can get a little sneak peak and say, “Oh, I wanna come to the show” or “I don’t wanna go to that show” (laughs), and I’m fans of people so I go on there and check it out too. But you put so much of your heart and time into the wardrobe … it’s kind of unfortunate that people can see the show months before you get into their city, but that’s life.
AP: One YouTube video from your last tour showed you falling, getting up and continuing.
Beyonce: A lot of people with heart can see that I have heart, and I encourage other people to have that same strength and fight, and I definitely get tired, I definitely mess up, I definitely fall down stairs. I forget the words, sometimes, but that’s just life. I guess the question is, what are you going to do after that? And I always get back up, and it just makes me even stronger.
AP: In your new movie “Obsessed,” out on Friday, you play a wife who fights to protect her family. What is the hardest thing you ever fought for?
Beyonce: Everything that’s worth anything you have to fight for. You have to fight in your relationships, I have to fight for my career, I have to fight to stay in shape, because I get tempted to eat good old chocolate (laughs), and all this stuff everybody loves. It’s all a fight, but it’s worth it.
AP: When you sang “At Last” for the Obamas at the inauguration ball, Etta James said some pretty harsh things about you but later said she was joking. Did you know she was joking?
Beyonce: I played Etta James (in last year’s “Cadillac Records”), so I did my research, I read her book. I was not at all surprised. That’s Etta. She’s hilarious (laughs).
AP: Your sister Solange twitters all the time. Do you do it?
Beyonce: My sister is the Twitter queen. She told me about the twittering, but I don’t get it, I feel like I’m getting really old. I’m like, what? I don’t understand. Just call me.
Mediaoutrage- You know Etta James was just waiting for Bey to step out of line. She was probably reading this with a pair of gold brass knuckles on.
April 21st, 2009 at 3:39 pm
This country heffa aint Twittering no time soon. She sounds like it took her 10 hours to prepare for this interview let alone be on the internet typing.
And for her to be on tour with that Sasha Fierce album. She should be giving free concerts to promote that audio filth.
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April 21st, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Lmao @ DT
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April 21st, 2009 at 3:45 pm
Bey “I definitely fall downstairs.” And I definitely lmfao when fell head first! Im glad she was able to get back up and keep it movin.
Im not a big fan of Bey, but the movie trailer and Idris got me want to see this movie!
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:18 pm
I am just glad her lace front didn’t fall off that would of been embarrassing. I have one clip with her shirt flying up and she had on no bra!!
DT..I couldn’t agree more! But believe or not alot of fans bought her album and consider it a classic (whatever) I love her first album..everything else after that was serious garbage (except the song Neyo pinned “Irreplacable”)
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:23 pm
I limed wired my ass off, to get some of the songs. I love Bey. Y’all know she is my girl cause i digg her style and tv performance. But there is no one right now I would spend one dime on to see in person performaning,unless it’s T.I. and he is naked.
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:26 pm
@ Yeah I Said It – You know we have to take turns with TI’s lil a$$!!
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:26 pm
i havent bought a cd since Malcolm X was in the 3rd grade. I limewire & bearshare my ass of too!
Why spend all this money on ipods and zune’s and then I have to buy the music?..fuck that dumb shit!
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:28 pm
LMAO @ DT
I have some dumb a$$ relatives and friends that actually buy music, so I rip it from them or go to limewire and whatever else is free!!
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:28 pm
@ Ms. E. I will take Sunday Tuesday Thursday.
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:29 pm
DT I have a zune? do you? If so be my friend and share your music
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:31 pm
ok… the name is slimbowatson online at the social network.
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:33 pm
I will check for you, My name is midnitejazz. How do I share music? I have 637 songs how many do you have?
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Yeah I Said It – Works for me!!!
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Corection my name is jazzystorm…. the other is alternate ego when i am in game play
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Yeah I Said It,
i HAVE ABOUT 780 SONGS..ILL CHECK FOR YOU
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April 21st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Well I might check this tour out if I can win free tickets from the radio station
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April 21st, 2009 at 5:19 pm
Lmao @ “i havent bought a cd since Malcolm X was in the 3rd grade.”
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April 21st, 2009 at 5:23 pm
A friend wants to go see her when she comes to Philly. But I’m at work trying to save that PICTURE in a file ASAP LOL.
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April 21st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
damn that azz is PHAT!
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April 21st, 2009 at 5:35 pm
Lol @ MM
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April 22nd, 2009 at 3:10 am
Now this is one film I do want to see I will be seeing it this weekend. Hopefully Bey plays this serious role really well.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Her answers are so scripted, till it’s ashame.
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April 22nd, 2009 at 8:33 pm
DT hit the nail on the head she always shounds so simple
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