Rihanna (real name: Robyn) brought Glamour magazine back to Barbados with her for an in-depth interview and gorgeous photo shoot. Read some of the highlights with the singer and November cover star below! xo
Rihanna Is Glamour Magazine’s November Cover Girl!
- On her public persona: When people call me Robyn, my head just flies around because I feel like that person knows me. But Rihanna, that tends to be people’s own [creation]. Robyn is who I am. Rihanna – that’s an idea of who I am.
- On being misunderstood: You can’t change who you are. It’s important for me to know who I am and work with that. They’re gonna keep knocking away until all this comes crashing down. But I’m not gonna ever crash. I’m in control. There’s no way for people to know me. All they have are a couple of pictures and some crazy headlines to go off of.
- On growing up in Barbados: I got teased my entire school life. What they were picking on I don’t even understand. It was my skin color [which was lighter than her classmates’]. Then when I got older, it was about my breasts. But I’m not victimized – I’m grateful. I think those experiences were strategically put together by God for the preparation of being in the music industry. It’s so easy for me to deal with the bullsh-t now.
- On the paparazzi: There’s stuff like not being able to walk around as I please. I feel like I’m being watched. Always. Like, I want to tan topless somewhere, and I know I probably could never do that. Even if I’m upstairs in my bedroom, and the curtains are pulled, I feel like a paparazzo’s outside on a boat somewhere or somebody’s peeping.
