Harper\u2019s Bazaar<\/em><\/a> last fall. \u201cI can\u2019t identify with my performances onstage,\u201d he explained. \u201cI can\u2019t hold my true whole identity to that person who\u2019s onstage. Because if I did, that means I will judge every movement every time I fuck up a lyric, every time I\u2019m off-key. It\u2019s too much to deal with. So I have to have a distance between the performer and the person I close my eyes and look at the ceiling with.\u201d<\/p>\nHe also spoke candidly about growth and and being open about his emotions. \u201cThe power of honesty and being honest with myself, perspective about the person sitting across from me, and learning that vulnerability is not a weakness. That last one probably been one I\u2019m still developing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Asked about balancing masculine and feminine energy in his work, Lamar responded, \u201cAt first, all I knew was the masculinity, and I always kept that wall up because of my pops. But the more I delve deeper into my music and the more expressive I get with myself\u2026that is the feminine energy right there. That\u2019s not the bravado that I grew up seeing all the time. This is who I am, the soft-spoken me, and I have to own it. This is where my superpower lies.\u201d<\/p>\n
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