THE RUNDOWN
- Selena Gomez spoke with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe about her life as a newlywed.
- She also touched on whether she’d tour again, saying there is one type of show she is open to.
- The star is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of her album Revival and has been prioritizing acting lately.
Selena Gomez sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe and reflected on the 10-year anniversary of her album Revival and her Rare Impact Fund. During the 28-minute discussion, the singer also touched on life as a newlywed with Benny Blanco and her complicated feelings about the prospect of going on tour again.
Lowe congratulated the singer on her marriage, noting that life really does keep getting better in the months and years after you find your person. “I definitely can agree to that,” Gomez said, adding that being married to Blanco “has been such a dream so far, and I know it will come with ebbs and flows, but it’s the most beautiful person I could do that with.”
Lowe later asked her whether she’d perform live again and if there’s anything she misses about touring.
“I think the only thing I genuinely miss is probably the interaction,” she said. “I don’t know about ever performing. And I’m not going to say I would never again, because who knows? And I’m always saying I’ll never, and then I’m back. So I’m fully aware of my tendencies. But I do feel the connection is so strong when I’m onstage, and I can actually feel the power of what my music stands for.
“I don’t know about awards shows or any sort of shows,” she added, reflecting on where she’d be willing to sing again. “That’s always very too vulnerable. It’s also just…not everyone’s there to support what you are doing. There’s a different feeling when you’re onstage, and everyone—”
“It’s very performative,” Lowe offered.
“It is,” Gomez agreed. “And sometimes I’m not good at that. I can act-ish, but I’m also not good at faking when I’m onstage. I think I did one performance where I thought I looked like a pop star, and I remember thinking, ‘Actually all of that looks so awkward because it couldn’t have been the opposite of who I am.’ But it is, it’s performative, and I’m not sure that’s something I’m willing to entertain again. However, the idea of doing, I don’t know, an acoustic set or some sort of soft version, I would love to do that. I miss being with fans for sure.”
Lowe observed that Gomez has been “working really hard throughout a lot of your young adult and adult life to shed that skin of being a ‘pop star.’”
Gomez confirmed she had, saying, “I think I just maybe got a little tired of that. And I think what I get so much out of film and TV, or any sort of performative creativity that isn’t music actually, it is another feeling that I can’t really explain other than I connect with a character. I connect with the character’s pain, or I connect with the character’s joy or relationships, and with mothers and fathers. And all of that’s so interesting to me, and I can dive into somebody else’s world. But when you put yourself out there, and it’s just you, it can be a bit more frightening. And I think I was just a little tired of it.”
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