The Pussycat Dolls are back, and their main singer is determined to enjoy it. She discusses body image, online abuse, success and Simon Cowell. We are at the Rosewood hotel in Holborn, London, picking up where we left off a few days ago, when our interview had ended after half an hour due to a meeting being brought forward.
Scherzinger had only just returned to London from presenting at the MTV Europe music awards in Spain the previous night. Legs curled up beneath her on the sofa, snakeskin stilettos kicked to the side, she is visibly more relaxed than a few days ago, and excited about going to see Lizzo perform later on. The Pussycat Dolls were unleashed into the world in , presented on their debut album PCD as a playfully predatory gang, with Scherzinger the ringleader. As lead singer, she was the only one of the six to gain mainstream name recognition, reportedly a consistent source of tension within the group, and a factor in its dissolution after two albums in That music felt like my music.
Now, after years of speculation, the Pussycat Dolls are reuniting for a UK tour in I still think that song is a classic and it holds just as true today, the power behind it.
But the Pussycat Dolls — one of the best-selling girl groups ever — were also peculiarly of their time, radio-friendly hits driving their profile and album sales in a way that no longer seems possible in the streaming era.
I just rolled up my sleeves, got in the studio and turned out these records. Before we were done, we had hits coming out. Founding choreographer Robin Antin and the record industry executives working to turn her dance group into a band agreed to see Scherzinger as a favour to her lawyer.
I pretty much sang an original song a cappella, standing next to the door. All I had to go on was my talent for singing. The fact that they had been assembled from a burlesque dance troupe rarely went unremarked upon in their press. Romantic Sad Sentimental. Sexy Trippy All Moods. Drinking Hanging Out In Love. Introspection Late Night Partying. Rainy Day Relaxation Road Trip. Romantic Evening Sex All Themes.
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My bulimia was my addiction. Hurting myself was my addiction The music is what saved me. That's the only thing I can trust. To be honest, I miss the old Hollywood way of having some mystique about the star. You know, I try to avoid Googling myself, but sometimes I slip up. Sometimes I just want to see how the world is viewing me on a particular day.
Although religion was around me my whole life I never felt it was forced upon me. It is my centering, my grounding, the soul of me. I feel I'm nothing without it.
Growing up, I was very conservative in my wardrobe, so when I first joined The Pussycat Dolls , the biggest challenge was wearing those cabaret costumes. I didn't feel comfortable showing my body so much, showing my legs and butt, chest and midriff.
Growing up, my mom was very strict about how I dressed and how I behaved, and I said to myself that I wasn't going to be like that. But now I know I'm going to be exactly like my mom. I'm going to be worse! I come from a strong religious background, and I had a very conservative upbringing.
So I was nervous, and confused. Here I was wanting to be Whitney Houston , so why did I have to dress in lingerie to do that? I didn't get it. I definitely have the eye of the tiger. I've fought my way to where I am and will continue to do so.
I'm a hard worker - I get it from my family. We only know work. Nothing was handed to us. When I believe in something, I go after it. It's very hard to tell me 'no. I don't like my thighs, the back of my legs or my chubby knees. I wear clothes that show off my legs in pictures and videos but not often when I'm appearing live.
I never know if a song's going to be popular so I don't select them with that in mind. All I can do is follow my heart and my gut and go for songs that make me feel great. I think the sexiest thing about a man is that he's confident.
Sure, sometimes you meet someone and you see his appearance first, but then you get to know him, and he looks completely different to you. I was a shy kid, but somehow I knew I would make it as a performer. I'd always be telling my mum that I was going to be a famous singer. In my school yearbooks I would write, 'Remember me when I'm famous. I was a very quiet, shy child. I grew up in a small town, Louisville, Kentucky, and there weren't too many Hawaiian-Filipino girls, so I stuck out like a sore thumb.
I didn't look like everyone else and didn't feel I belonged But these things only build character and make you stronger. It taught me to grow into the woman I was to become. I would be a horrible lip-syncher. I would only ever sing live - that's why people come and see the show. It's not the easiest thing in the world to sing and dance at the same time, which is why I'm grateful to be able to do both.
I'm going to take care of the man I'm with. I grew up in a household where my mum takes care of my dad - she cooks, she does everything - and that's the kind of girl I am. I'm no diva but I can be annoying in a recording studio.
Of course I try to be a diva in terms of confidence of performance and owning a song but I've never behaved like one in terms of the negative connotations of the word. I'm way better in person than I am on things like Twitter.
I know Twitter is the best and fastest way to connect with fans who really appreciate you but I'm still not cool with it - although I am trying! I try my best but I'm a one-on-one person and I don't want to tell people I'm on the toilet or I just brushed my teeth.
I've always been too hard on myself to behave like I've arrived or even to enjoy whatever success I've had. I've always envisioned myself higher than where I was and I still do. With each success I think, 'That's nice but I'm supposed to go there! It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science.
The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense of humor like me. Love makes me vulnerable. In business I'm tough on myself - I'm like a drill sergeant. If I'm down, I'm used to getting right back up, but when it comes to love, your heart can't do that. The problem is I'm a perfectionist, so the producer might say he's happy with my vocal take but I'll say, 'No, it can be better. When I hit my thirties, that's when I calmed down and I wasn't so tough on myself.
I wasn't doing the yo-yo dieting any more. I gave myself a break. I think that, if you're more accepting of yourself, you're more free and open and can just allow more people in. When I'm a mum, I'm not going to be one of those mums who has nannies. Actually, I might have nannies - never say never - but I'm not having someone else raise my kids.
When you break a sweat you just feel great. You've got your endorphins going. You feel better. You look better. And if you aren't able to get a workout in, try to find a steam room somewhere. You just look and feel so much better after a sweat. Beautiful strong women who aren't afraid to be goofy We're one big happy dysfunctional family. I don't know if I'm all that jazz, but [the response is] nice.
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