Christina Aguilera: I'm sorry, what was your - do you have another question?
Yes, I'm just curious what your vision is for the kind of music you want to make a little longer term. The kind - even the kind of image and the kind of career you want. It sounds like you've got a very specific idea.
Christina Aguilera: Right, right. Well, my main idea is to mainly, you know, just stick around. You know, I do - I am constantly being inspired by new things, so there is a level of spontaneity that I always want to include, so that's why probably you haven't seen me go into too much detail, because part of what I do, I feel and part of what makes the next look so exciting is the fact that it is new and the fact that I don't just give it all away in every interview and giving my ideas for the next one.
I always want to come with the element of surprise and give the unexpected. To not only my fans, but to myself, too. I am exploring new ideas already for what the next look is and what the next sound will be, which I'm really excited about, but I you know have to put that on the back burner, finish what I'm doing now with the tour, which I'm still in this world right now.
But, I definitely have ideas for the next (place) - I can't give away what they are because as I said, there always has to be that element of surprise and really giving my audience something to be excited for next time.
But what I can tell you is that, yes, I am extremely driven and it'll always be inside of me to keep that focus on what the next thing is. It's not really about knowing exactly where the next album will be five years from now, 10 years from now, the third or fifth album from now, but it's more about just keeping my focus and keeping the ultimate game plan of bettering myself and constantly evolving and changing and seeing what the next "me" has to offer.
Constantly evolving as a woman and finding out what the next thing I have to say is and that's also why I take time in between records also. And like we touched on not just you know, throwing it out there over and over again, just you know, so the label and I can make money, but you know, just to, you know, it's more important for me and especially with the create - this is definitely a creative decision by going in and making or deciding to put out a double album,
because Lord knows, I mean, Tower Records went out of business, you know, just the state of the industry now is not even what it was five years ago when I had "Stripped" out.
I mean, it's really sad what it's become with piracy and all that involved on the internet, so, you know, the whole thing is kind of sad, but I think years down the line, the creativity speaks for itself and I definitely went in more of a creative direction rather than making a business move in releasing a double album.
But like I said, it's important for me to take time in between records just so I figure out, you know, what do I have to say next? You know, I don't want to come with the same message that I came with before - who is this new woman that I've grown into since my last tour? And when you're on tour, you learn so much about yourself. I think you have a lot of time to yourself. You're living out of a suitcase, it's a very odd lifestyle, so you really dig deep into who you are I think and I get a lot of time to write, write in my journal, express myself, so by the time the next record comes around I have a good idea of a head start of where I want to go next. So, that's all I can say about that.
And movies, film, is something that I do intend on doing, it's just that like music, it's another art form that I want to take seriously, so that's, you know, I've been reading scripts and whatnot, but I really want to make sure it's the right role and if I want to "act" I want to do just that. I don't want to play myself as a singer, necessarily, I want to move on and enter it as it's own art form and take it seriously within itself. So, many places to go in the future - that's all I can say.
Good afternoon.
Christina Aguilera: Hi.
I think trapeze is the word I think you were looking for before, by the way.
Christina Aguilera: What - what?
You were talking about swinging.
Christina Aguilera: Jitterbug you mean?
No, the swinging, like at the circus and …
Christina Aguilera: Oh.
... was trapeze the word you were looking for?
Christina Aguilera: Thank you... You got it.
Christina Aguilera: I've been saying it for days in interviews and I just Leno and Ellen and then all of a sudden, you know, I can't think of the darn word. OK. Thank you.
So, for next time …
Christina Aguilera: Trapeze swinging, yes.
Before you mentioned Rosie the Riveter and you know, sort of empowering women and different messages you've had in your songs and I'm curious if you purposefully chose two female groups to open the tour as part of that sort of continuation of your message about empowering women or if that just happened organically?
Christina Aguilera: You know, it did just happen, but I'm so glad that it did because it is - it's nice to have an all female, you know, girl-empowered kind of show. You know, I'm happy that we all are able to do it together and you know, be in support of other women. I think with so much out there and so much press that tries to pit people against people, especially females and trying to instigate, you know, "cat fights" and things like that. I, you know, I mean trust me I'm not a stranger to being you know the victim of that - in the press. So, you know, so for - the more opportunities that I have to really get the message out there that women should be more in support of other women and especially now in my life where you know, when you're younger you kind of don't know how to respond to the press and the games that they play sometimes in trying to pit people against people.
And at this point, it's like you know, why any drama at all? Let's play the game with them. You know, let's team together and you know, really give them something to talk about. So, it's just fun and I'm sure it'll be a lot of fun and I hear that these girls have really positive things to say. The Danity Kane Girls, especially about what I do, so I'm sure it'll be really, really fun to go out with them and teach them the ropes. So, it's going to be good.
Great. Thanks.
Hi. I'm just curious about you know, Prince and Madonna both sort of tried this throw back sound and it kind of failed for both of them. Critics didn't like it and people didn't really buy the albums.
Christina Aguilera: Yes.
I was wondering if you were worried that doing this might be a - you know a real danger to your career and you know, sort of screw things up.
Christina Aguilera: For me, because I am the kind of artist that constantly likes to change and constantly likes to challenge myself and give my audience a new look and a new me, I'm constantly setting myself up for the possibility that people aren't going to like it. And for me, I just have to live with that, because I'd rather come forth with something that's real and honest to me as an artist rather than try and second guess myself and try to figure out what the public and the critics and everyone's going to like.
Because at the end of the day, something I've learned really early on is that you cannot please everybody at the same time. It's just impossible. Some people are going to love it. Some people are going to hate it. Some people are going to buy it. Some people are going to pass. And you know, for me, I just - I really feel that it's really important that I stick to my guns and I listen to my heart and what I want to do. Those are the artists that I really admire and look up to and it's the kind of artist that I try to be myself. It wouldn't be fun if I didn't take those risks and those chances. And sure, there's always an element of failure - that could be a possibility, but it's a risk that I'm willing to take as an artist and as a person just trying to stay true to my art and to myself.
Hi, how are you?
Christina Aguilera: Hi, I'm good.
I was wondering, I seem to remember at the time - around the time that the album came out you said you were interested in you know, doing a tour, you would play smaller venues, clubs or small theaters, whatever - where you could do some of the more jazz influenced stuff. I mean …
Christina Aguilera: Right, right.
... did you ever - do you think you might be able to do that at some point? Are you still thinking about that in any way?
Christina Aguilera: Absolutely. I mean that's always a possibility. It's just that - how the schedule ended up working with the tour, we ended up booking the European leg first before I really got a chance to dive into that world. But it gives me more time to work the bigger show and then completely strip it down to something super raw and organic and just simply with my band. No dancers. Maybe a couple things here and there, costume pieces, but nothing over the top or elaborate like I'm able to do with an arena. And I think there's something really special about doing a performance like that and feeling the energy of a more intimate audience and a more intimate place.
We were talking about doing some shows at the Blue Note you know, in New York - things like that and that is definitely, definitely something that we're still going to entertain in the future. I'm really excited about it. There's nothing like playing for a smaller audience. Although I do get more nervous to play for audiences like that rather than huge arenas full of people. I know it's really funny that way, but you know why, because I guess it makes for a more vulnerable approach to your performance and you know, you're not as elaborate on stage and you - I guess you can't hide behind anything and it is just you and your audience is right in front of you.
But I still love it. I love to perform more than anything else in the world and being on that stage and feeling the energy of a crowd enjoy your music and you being able to share that moment with them is the best feeling ever.
Christina Aguilera: All right, thank you everybody. Have a great day.
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