FKA twigs Doesn't Have to Be Friends with Taylor Swift
FKA twigs puts her powerful body on display on the cover of Paper magazine’s latest issue.
Here’s what the 27-year-old entertainer had to share:
On her future: “I’m quite traditional. You know that saying, ‘You can take the girl out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the girl’? I grew up in Gloucestershire, and there’s a certain format that people fit into. I’m actually quite happy with the format. I’m quite happy to say, ‘Go to school, work hard on your GCSEs, do your A-Levels, get married, have children. Send your kids to a nice school. Make sure you’re in the right catchment area.’”
On her energy: “I throb. Do you know what I mean? I have that throbbing energy, and I accept it, and I harness it when I need to. It’s not even a conscious thing.”
On her fan interaction vs. Taylor Swift‘s fan interaction: “I think Taylor Swift is great, but I wouldn’t necessarily think, ‘Oh my god, I have to be friends with her.’ When I meet fans, they’re quite creative and intelligent, kind, sensitive. Some are old ladies, witch doctors from Louisiana, kids that have just left art school. Gay or lesbian couples, straight middle-aged couples�”
For more from FKA twigs, visit PaperMag.com. Bigger cover inside…