Rihanna Says Cutting Her Hair Helped Take Back Control Of Her Life
Sep 16, 2008 AT 09:22 am
It's no secret that when you start out in the music industry, you become whatever product your record company deems fit... even if it's not exactly who you are.
Rihanna experienced this transformation and even lost the right to choose the color of her lipstick. She played along until the day she chopped all her hair off. A record company exec told her she had to put extensions in her hair, and she wouldn't allow it. It was the first thing she did for herself to reclaim who she once was before fame entered the picture.Â
"In the past I had no say in how I was presented. Those decisions were made for me, right down to the colour of my lipstick. I was in Paris and I fancied a change of hairstyle. I had my long locks cut off and came away with this cute bob. Someone from my record company saw me and said, ‘It looks nice but it’s just not you. We’ll have to put extensions in.’ I was completely crushed.
"That’s when I realized things had to change. I make my own decisions now."
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Good for her. That record company employee is eating their words now!
What a horrible way to have to live!
It doesn't surprise me. What music ISN'T manufactured today? It's all about making the maximum amount of money and having total control over "artists". Those who rebel and fight back are those who have talent (ie. Christina Aguilera) whereas those who have no talent turn into basket cases like Britney Spears.
XTINA a rebel against the machine?? BULL SHT!! Fake hair, tits, no ORIGINALITY--sells her kid out for attention!!! Kelly Clarkson is a rebel with talent--Wake up!!
what a fake world they live in....nothing is real these days. Glad she put her foot down.
This is a little different from what she said a couple ofmonths back when she told an interviewer that the record company was freaking out when she told them she cut her hair over the phone, until they saw her and fell in love with the haircut.
I heard the same story...it wasn't rebellion then and it ain't now. Her long hair was a weave anyway so she didn't have much to cut to begin with///
Good for her, but the long hair looked WAY better.
Long hair is SOO played out. The new hairstyle rocks!
I think a lot of women do that... cut their hair when they don't feel that they have control over their life. At least that is something you can control.
it's always sad to hear people saying that you looked better with your fake hair, nails, eyes or boobs. She's one of the few black women in hollywood that has real hair and I think she is better "au naturel". I mean I would give a lot to see beyonce's real hair or enven tyra banks real hair ( both of them must be bald :=( )
Just cuz her hair is short doesn't mean it's natural. It looks relaxed and she def wasn't born with blue black and blonde hair. When she grows a fro or wears it curly then i'll be impressedd.
Her hair does not appear relaxed. Probably her hair is actually like that and probably that IS her natural look. As for the color, she is just changing it up. If you look at most other pictures, her hair is all one dark color. Basically: stop hating.
hahahahah whatever girl, her hair was weave from the beginning, "I cut my long locks" HAHAHAHAH puuhleeazeeee, and she stole her style from Fefe Dobson look her up, trust Rihanna is the BIGGEST music industry puppet out there.
Put it in bold and all caps cause no one heard you speak the Gospel. She so deep in that labels pocket she dont know what to do. What these artists need to do is keep a file on the interviews they do so they want come back with lies like this. Her hair stylist said she did the cut, not on riri's word but on her own. Riri is a puppet. Her whole look belongs to someone else...
THANK YOU! RIHANNA needs to sit down with that b*llsh*t. It looks to me like somebody is starting to believe her own hype. What a joke.
I don't know about all that....But she should have stopped at the cut...Because putting blonde and blue streaks in your hair is Ghetto (with a capital "G").
AGray sounds like you have some identity issues! Every since when did blonde and blue streaks = ghetto? I'm born and breed in the hood and I don't have a lick of color in my hair. Although my co-worker (we are both paralegals so bitch dont get it twisted) has purple, teal and white streaks in his hair and he couldnt point you in the direction of the ghetto. You get a STFU and Ho! sit down today.
I'm not diggin the streaks either but come on. So ignorant! Madonna and Gwen Stefani's hair have been all kinds of colors...would you call that ghetto too? I'm going to start saying things are like, "soooo trailer park" and see what reactions I get. If I see Jessica simpson in ripped jeans...I'm going to say that's trailer park with a capital T! idiot
BIG DEAL - Rhianna took her weave out. She needs to concentrate more on giving better performances
She is a broke wannabe... As popular as she is in gaining number ones, her music should be selling off the charts like Lil Wayne, not releasing a new video and song every 2 months to stay in the public's eye... Is her label worried she will be forgotten if she gave her songs a chance 2 sell and marinate? Is that why she keeps changing her hair, to keep the public interested?? Blue and Blond streaks? Come on Now!!! Is she only just as good as her last hit??? So Ridiculously Clear, it's Frightening... For her that is...
I love Rihanna and her short do she's beautful AND there's absolutely nothing wrong with her singing, i put her in the same category as Shakira and Aguilera, they voices soundly similar Don't hate on this girl, SHE'S FIERCE! I RESPECT THAT SHE WENT AND FOUGHT FOR THE HIT SONGS 'UMBRELLA AND DISTURBIA' the girl is smart! luuurve her
Shakira and Aguilera aren't even in the same group??? What do you base singing on...apparently not talent...lol
LMFAO, since when did shakira and aguilera have the same singing style...i heard about shakira way before she got popular and thought she sounded like the latina version of that rocker chick, i forgot her name but RiRi copied FeFe Dobson's style, i did not even realize it til I read it somewhere on a blog, i just knew i saw that style before but could not figure it out...fefe had some big songs a while ago she was the light skinned, black girl with the rocker girl style...RiRi can not sing at all, she just found something where she can play into the role well and not have to sing as much as Mariah or Christina would...IMO RiRi is on the same level as Beyonce, except Bey has made a name for herself wayy before she broke it off with Destiny's Child, she was just an average singer but shes a really good performer/dancer and her songs are catchy...
WoW!!! Aguliera (talented one time trashy to classy), Shakira (not so talented), Beyonce (talented, she can sing and dance), Rihanna (talented because she uses the voice she has albeit enhanced at times, and she knows how to keep folks looking at her, i.e., "new hair cut"). Brittney (NO talent, other than being able to mimic Janet Jackson's moves A LITTLE, and causing enough stir to make folks pay attention to her). That child couldn't carry a tune from her house to her mailbox without a studio to enhance her voice AT ALL TIMES!!! And while I'm on Janet... she can't sing a lick either, but she sure could dance her azz off (back in the day). Now she needs to hang it up and stick to acting (with lots of lessons in between). Back to the topic at hand... I, for one, LOVED Rihanna's bob... and still want to copy it. I like the new cut, but I think it would serve her better if she would cover that "5-head" up more, because she looks a little alien-ish. Maybe the color is part of the reason for that...
B1tch please! You have only gone out ONCE without tracks & wigs. And that was before Fashion Rocks 5 rehearsals. Your baldhead azz sittin' up there with tracks in ya head now just like at FR5 & VMA's! TRYING to look like Kelis! Jut like you had wigs & weaves TRYING to be Beyonce! And that bob WIG TRYING to be Posh! GTFOH! Go take some mutha effin singing lessons you GOAT YODELER!
Oh and those TRACKS you put in to BE FeFe Dobson!
some of you all are so hateful. I love Rhianna, and think she is a breath of fresh air. She did not steal anyone's style. I googled FeFe, what I saw was a pant wearing rocker chick, that is kind of boyish. Rhianna's style is very feminine. she is a chic girl who is not afraid to be girly girly. So how is she in anyway similar to fefe, besides the tattoo. You guys can't even claim the hair, because people have been wearing bobs and short cuts for years. The girl was just simply going for the look she wanted. We change our style and hair often why should she be any different.
Everyone one copies off each other but put their own twist in the mix. I love RiRi's hair hair short especially with the blue and blonde streaks(not ghetto but style). It would be boring if every celeb had the same extensions. As far as music goes, not too many artist can do it all. RiRi knows how to keep her fans on their toes.
RITA! just because they wear wigs and weaves does not mean they are bald! alot of black entertainers wear extensions and stuff because constantly putting heat on their hair is not healthy. some black women dont have teh luxury of being able to straighten their hair everyday due to the coarse texture. constantly putting heat on hair from curlers, flat ironers, etc. dry out our hair and make it really brittle and dammaged.i myself have long hair (and i am black) but i choose on occasion to wear weaves because they are easy to manage and extremely versatile. plus, u have to remember that alot of the time when u see these women they have different hairstlyes. its part of their image and the process of "reinvention" that alot of celebs go through. u shouldnt assume that because they wear weaves & whatever that they are bald, that is very dumb. but anyways, i think its cool that rihanna wears her hair short. it really works for her and sets her apart from everyone.
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