Ageing has been ‘shit, but also a blessing’, Rihanna says
The singer also dispelled rumours that her ninth album would be a reggae record.
Singer Rihanna has described her experience of getting older as “shit, but also a blessing”.
The 37-year-old, whose real name is Robyn Fenty, said she is focusing on living in the moment in an interview with fashion magazine Harper’s Bazaar.
The Barbadian singer said: “Getting old is shit, but it’s also a blessing.
“My legacy is right now. That’s all I have the most control over. My legacy is what I do with my time at this moment.
“How am I present with the people around me? How am I grateful? How am I making this a happy moment? How am I making a memory?
“I’m even in the space of not even spending my money on things, but I’ll spend my money on an experience. That’s something no-one can take from me.
“Somebody could rob me right now of everything I have, (but) they will never take a memory, an experience, a feeling, a scent that reminded me of that moment.
“There’s just things that mean more when you grow up.”
Rihanna went on to dispel rumours her unreleased ninth album would be a reggae record and added that it could be a while until the LP is released.
She added: “There’s no genre now, that’s why I waited.
“Every time, I was just like, ‘no, it’s not me, it’s not right. It’s not matching my growth. It’s not matching my evolution. I can’t do this. I can’t stand by this. I can’t perform this for a year on tour’.
“After a while, I looked at it, and I was like, this much time away from music needs to count for the next thing everyone hears.
“It has to count. It has to matter. I have to show them the worth in the wait. I cannot put up anything mediocre.
“After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more.”
Beginning her career in 2003, Rihanna has gone on to achieve nine UK number one singles and four UK number one albums, along with nine Grammy Awards.
The singer is best known for songs such as Umbrella, Shut Up And Drive and What’s My Name?
She has had two children, RZA and Riot, with her partner, rapper ASAP Rocky, whose real name is Rakim Mayers.
The full interview can be read in the April issue of Harper’s Bazaar UK, which is on sale from March 13.
