Queen of soul, Mary J Blige recently took time out to grace the November 2017 edition of Essence magazine where the nine time Grammy winner discusses
Queen of soul, Mary J Blige recently took time out to grace the November 2017 edition of Essence magazine where the nine time Grammy winner discusses her role in the Netflix film, Mudbound as well as her feelings on love following her very public separation from her husband.
On believing in love still: “Love is the only way. You can hate yourself while someone else is saying, ‘You can’t. You won’t. You never will.’ Or you can choose life…”
On transforming after her 14-year marriage ended: “I had just come back from performing on the ‘Bad Boy Family Reunion’ tour with all the nails and the wigs, and I wasn’t trying to depart from that. So when it came time to get into character, I was like, ‘Can I wear a lace-front wig? Can I get some lashes?’”
On her role as Florence Jackson in Mudbound, set to hit Netflix on Nov 17: “Shedding Mary J. Blige for Florence gave Mary J Blige some confidence… like a lot of it. On set, I could hear people whispering, ‘She’s so beautiful.’ And I was like, ‘Who the hell are they talking about?’”
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