Peep singing sensation Leona Leona posing it up on the cover of InStyle‘s June 2010 issue. The East London bred star spoke to the magazine about wanting a career like Madonna, being punched in the face last year, and more. Her quotes (and a random rant) after the jump…
Despite admiring the storied career of Madonna and wanting similar longevity, the 25 year old emphatically tells the magazine that she won’t be stripping off Madge style any time soon:
“No weird sex books for me. I would never even do a bikini shoot. It’s too embarrassing.”
Addressing for the first time the incident which saw a mentally ill man strike her in the face at a book signing last year, Lewis quipped:
“I was angry at first, but then I found out he wasn’t well.”
On her fashion favourites, she said:
“I still love my big ballgowns with a kind of twist to them, but I also like Vivienne Westwood because she’s kind of punky and does really nice shapes for ladies.”
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I may catch some flack for this, but those sound-bites kinda reinforce the ‘boring’ label often thrown Ms. Lewis’ way. I mean is anyone ‘really’ that nice? Granted, talent (which she possess in bucket-loads) should rate most important in the industry, the unfortunate reality is that it doesn’t. Hence, with little in the way of edge or recognisable personality to set herself apart, Leona runs the risk of falling to the background like countless less talented artists.
One can only hope her next album, which she is currently recording, sees her serve up more edge lyrically and on the production tip too. For, despite being on her third album, many (myself included) are nonethewiser about just who Leona is as an artist. Just my two pence…