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BLACKPINK singer Rosé has opened up about some of the emotions she explores on her upcoming debut album ‘rosie’, including a song that she describes as “disgustingly vulnerable”.
In a new interview with PAPER Magazine, BLACKPINK’s Rosé spoke about some of the upcoming tracks on ‘rosie’, including one that was inspired by hate comments. She spoke about her bad habit of reading “bad comments that’s just going to get into my head” inspired her to write a new song.
“I realised how vulnerable and addicted I was to this [online] world and that craving for feeling like I wanted to be loved and understood,” she said. Rosé shared that the song that came out of it is “so disgustingly vulnerable and honest that people learn that I am a person that goes through these emotions, and I hated that about myself”.
“If anything, it’s something I want to cover up. Even in interviews, I’m like nothing really fazes me, you know? But it does. Every word, every comment, it crushes me,” Rosé admitted.
Elsewhere in the interview, the BLACKPINK star shared that the remaining songs on ‘rosie’ would be more relatable. “I think I’m grateful enough to have gone through a few relationships, you know, like a normal girl in her 20s,” she said.
“I’m probably very relatable if you listen to my songs, and if anyone’s been in that kind of a relationship. It doesn’t even have to be about a boyfriend, just any type of toxic relationship,” shared the singer.
Shortly after announcing the release of ‘rosie’ last month, Rosé gave fans a first taste of the record by dropping the single ‘APT.’ with Bruno Mars. The song has since earned the singer her highest Billboard Hot 100 entry yet.
10cc drummer Paul Burgess has announced that he is leaving the band because the demands of touring have become too much for him.
The 75-year-old musician, who also spent time performing with Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna Carta, and The Icicle Works, has chosen to walk away from the legendary rock group after more than five decades.
He shared: “After so many wonderful years with 10cc, I must admit that the rigours of touring are no longer manageable for me as I get older, and I feel it’s time to let go of the long hours in airports and endless travel on buses.
“I’m not planning to stop playing altogether. I will still perform but at a pace that feels right, working alongside old friends and a new group of fellow musicians called The Guilty Men.”
Frontman Graham Gouldman confessed that it will feel unusual to perform without his “longest-running musical associate.”
He explained: “When Paul and I first joined forces in 10cc, we never could have imagined that we’d still be at it after 30 years, let alone 52.
“Paul has been my longest musical partner and it will feel different to turn around and see another drummer, but I completely understand why he no longer wants to sit on a plane for 14 hours or wake up in a new hotel every day for weeks at a time.”
Ben Stone, who has previously played with Mike and The Mechanics and Bonnie Tyler, will be taking over on drums.
Paul, who had several runs with 10cc after joining in 1973, performed his final show with the I’m Not In Love band in Alexandria, Virginia this past September.
The group is set to continue their And Another Bloody Greatest Hits Tour in the UK next year.
