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Christina Aguilera Is All Woman
This singer has gone from a pop princess to an überfemale powerhouse who calls her own shots. And though she spills a lot on her latest chart-topping album, Back to Basics, she saved some juicy scoop just for Cosmo.
If your first album was your debut, and your second, Stripped, was your rebellion, what's this one?
This one is about me being happy. A lot of great things have happened. I've been with [Jordan] for four-and-a-half years, and he's my best friend in the whole wide world. I'm at peace. I'm content with life, and I'm finally at that place where I feel relaxed and can really enjoy what's going on around me. Even the songs on this album that deal with hurtful things, like "Oh Mother," have a positive twist.
"Oh Mother" is about your dad abusing your mom. How did growing up in that kind of environment affect the choices you've made in your life?
I don't think it's affected me relationships-wise. I wasn't one of those people who repeated the cycle of abuse and looked for other abusers, which can happen. But it's affected how I am career-wise. It made me driven. I was going to succeed so I'd never feel helpless again.
Is it hard to put it all out there...to expose yourself?
It's therapeutic but hard. Sometimes when I hear [one of my] lyrics, it chokes me up. I think that's why people don't make more of these records -- it's hard to put yourself out there.
Why did you give the second disc a jazz vibe?
It was unstable for me growing up, so I always gravitated toward blues, jazz and soul singers because I related to the pain in their voices and their music.
This one is about me being happy. A lot of great things have happened. I've been with [Jordan] for four-and-a-half years, and he's my best friend in the whole wide world. I'm at peace. I'm content with life, and I'm finally at that place where I feel relaxed and can really enjoy what's going on around me. Even the songs on this album that deal with hurtful things, like "Oh Mother," have a positive twist.
"Oh Mother" is about your dad abusing your mom. How did growing up in that kind of environment affect the choices you've made in your life?
I don't think it's affected me relationships-wise. I wasn't one of those people who repeated the cycle of abuse and looked for other abusers, which can happen. But it's affected how I am career-wise. It made me driven. I was going to succeed so I'd never feel helpless again.
Is it hard to put it all out there...to expose yourself?
It's therapeutic but hard. Sometimes when I hear [one of my] lyrics, it chokes me up. I think that's why people don't make more of these records -- it's hard to put yourself out there.
Why did you give the second disc a jazz vibe?
It was unstable for me growing up, so I always gravitated toward blues, jazz and soul singers because I related to the pain in their voices and their music.
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