'Becky with the good hair' finally explained by Sorry writer
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What did you think about people's reactions to the "Becky with the good hair" line in "Sorry"?
I laughed, like this is so silly. Where are we living? I was like, "What day in age from that lyric do you get all of this information?" Is it really telling you all that much, accusing people?
Did you and Beyoncé ever talk about the response?
No. I don't think she expected it. I saw her at her Formation tour. She had a pajama party; we laughed, we danced, we hugged it out. But I didn't say much about it at the time because I wanted to give her space. The idea started in my mind but it's not mine anymore. It was very funny and amusing to me to watch it spread over the world. If it's not going to be me saying it, and the one person in the world who can say it is Beyoncé, I was f—ing happy.
Yeah it was obviously staged like the whole 'troubles in marriage'
Nothing was staged. She told a story, the same story she's been telling since her career started. Its not her fault people decided at this moment to take EVERY lyric personal and decide its an autobiography of her relationship. Y'all are just gullible as hell.
Yeah it was obviously staged like the whole 'troubles in marriage'
But she is literally saying that it was not staged. They didn't expect the reaction or the attention it received. It was just supposed to be like any other lyric.
There are also very clear threads between that song and the songs you wrote for Lemonade. Did you come to Beyoncé with those songs or did you collaborate with her?
Beyoncé is a scientist of songs. I’ve never seen anyone work the way she works. She definitely changes the song structures. She can take two songs, say, “I like two lines, I like the melody then let me use that for a verse and a bridge and write the whole middle.” It’s more of a collaboration. You never know what she’ll like.
There are also very clear threads between that song and the songs you wrote for Lemonade. Did you come to Beyoncé with those songs or did you collaborate with her?
Beyoncé is a scientist of songs. I’ve never seen anyone work the way she works. She definitely changes the song structures. She can take two songs, say, “I like two lines, I like the melody then let me use that for a verse and a bridge and write the whole middle.” It’s more of a collaboration. You never know what she’ll like.
