London:
Singer Rihanna reveals that the infamous 2009 assault by her then boyfriend Chris Brown has made her strong and a better songwriter.
"It actually gave me a lot of liberation. What I mean is, I was able to tap into the personal part of my music. I started to tell stories through my music that were actually my stories," femalefirst.co.uk quoted her as saying.
The Umbrella hit maker was beaten black and blue by Chris Brown, who is still serving his punishment for the attack. The couple split immediately after the fight.
"(In) my album before that, there was still a little bit of protection, there was still an innocence to me. And what that time in my life did was that it kind of wake me up - it's not all a bed of roses. My life is like yours," she added.
"It made me look at the world in a much bigger way because my life was suddenly super duper magnified. All eyes were on me. I needed that in my life to know how to say, 'F*** off!' To know how to keep my head high even in the worst of situations. I keep using the word unapologetic, but there's a freedom that has come with all of that. Where you feel like you don't have to make an excuse for being yourself," she added.
"It actually gave me a lot of liberation. What I mean is, I was able to tap into the personal part of my music. I started to tell stories through my music that were actually my stories," femalefirst.co.uk quoted her as saying.
The Umbrella hit maker was beaten black and blue by Chris Brown, who is still serving his punishment for the attack. The couple split immediately after the fight.
"(In) my album before that, there was still a little bit of protection, there was still an innocence to me. And what that time in my life did was that it kind of wake me up - it's not all a bed of roses. My life is like yours," she added.
"It made me look at the world in a much bigger way because my life was suddenly super duper magnified. All eyes were on me. I needed that in my life to know how to say, 'F*** off!' To know how to keep my head high even in the worst of situations. I keep using the word unapologetic, but there's a freedom that has come with all of that. Where you feel like you don't have to make an excuse for being yourself," she added.
