Britney's new "Q" magazine cover! [Archive]

britneybaby

Sep 29th, 2006, 06:25 PM

ON SEPTEMBER 30 Q magazine will launch a unique publishing event in theUK. On that date Q publishes its 20th anniversary issue - which will feature 20 separate cover stars, each one a musical icon, and each one exclusively photographed and interviewed for Q.

The 20 stars that have given exclusive shoots and interviews are Paul McCartney, David Bowie, Madonna, Noel Gallagher, Pete Townshend, Paul Weller, Damon Albarn, Britney Spears, Dave Grohl, Dido, David Gilmour, Ian Brown, Keith Richards, Michael Stipe, Jimmy Page, Johnny Borrell, Kate Bush, Beyonce, Richard Ashcroft and U2.

Over the last 20 years Q has become an authority on its subject and has remained at the forefront of credible music. Q is the essential music guide.

In a publishing first Q magazine have produced 20 different collectable covers to commemorate their anniversary. The biggest names in music were quick to line up and take part with this special initiative.

As well as the exclusive interviews in which the above artists exclusively talk about what Q means to them and their own personal highlights and low points over the last 20 years, the issue also includes Q's nominations for the best 20 albums and songs during its lifetime.

Q Editor Paul Rees: "The 20th anniversary of Q, the essential music guide, is a landmark moment, and therefore we were determined to mark it with a landmark publishing event. I believe we have done so. I can think of few magazines anywhere in the world who could exclusively photograph, interview and do separate covers with 20 of the biggest and most iconic stars in their world. That Q has done so is befitting for a magazine with its rich history and stature."

These 20 issues hit the newsstands on September 30th; Subscribers to the magazine will receive a specially produced edition that features all 20 different cover images.

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britneybaby

Sep 30th, 2006, 06:56 AM

How are you?
I'm crazy busy and I'm pregnant!

Is baby number two easier?
Oh yeah, oh my God, I think I sheltered myself with too much fear last time. Fear can kill you.

Cravings?
Not really. All I want is ice. That's all I want to do - eat ice.

Do you get Q?
Yes, I have some in my office right now. I think it's supposed to be like the new, cool Rolling Stone. Like it's so much cooler than Rolling Stone, so thank you, guys, for having me on the cover. I'm excited.

Do you actually read it?
I used to read it. I think, now, it's starting to get a bit more exposed, so sure.

What's the best thing you've ever seen in Q?
There was something, you did on Bono one time... Am I wrong? I thought that was kinda cool. A lot of his quotes are kind of quirky. He's cool.

What were you doing 20 years ago?
What? I was four years old! I was probably at home in Louisiana eating Popsicles. Aw...

How old were you when you bought your first album?
That was probably when I was 12 or 13. I can remember when CDs first started becoming really popular, because we used to only have tape cassettes, and if you had a CD you were really cool. I went over to my neighbour's house and they had, like, nine million CDs and I thought they were just so incredibly rich, or something. My first CD was, I think, Michael Jackson.

Which one?
Oh my God! I don't know...

Who's your favourite artist of the last 20 years?
Oh goodness... I don't know if I have a favourite. I love Shania Twain, she always has good music. I love her husband [famed AC/DC and Def Leppard producer] Mutt Lange, I did a song with him once [Don't Let Me Be The Last To Know, from 2000's Oops!... I Did It Again]. But, like, as far as performers and stuff goes, I love Prince. Him and Beyonce did a great performance [at the last 2004 Grammy Awards], which was kinda cool.

Which track to you wish you'd written?
Oh, there's so many. You know that song Breathe? It goes, "2am da-na da-da-da." Something like that? It's a slow song. It's about people judging her because she's pregnant with a baby. And she's, like, you know, they're all hypocrites, we're all here for the very same reason. Her words are, like, genius and she wrote the song. It's a really cool song - it's really pretty and really well written. But I can't remember her name [Anna Nalick; the song is Breathe (2am), a US hit in 2005].

And your all-time favourite song?
I like Kiss by Prince. And I love Sinead O'Connor's Nothing Compares 2 U.

Two Prince songs.
Oh, that's a Prince song?! Uh-uh! I didn't know that. Oh my God. I love Prince!

What about a song that's not at all cool, but you really like it anyway?
I like [Sir Mix-A-Lot's] Baby God Back - "I like big butts and I cannot lie/You other brothers can't deny..." I really love that song. It's so stupid and wrong but I love it. When you've got your girlfriends with you and you start screaming that song out loud, you know - life's OK!

Whose idea was that schoolgirl uniform in the ...Baby One More Time video?
It was my idea, because we had to come up with a concept for the video and everything, so we decided to go with the school thing. I was kinda scared at first, because I thought people would think it was too young and too teenybop and stuff.

Was it weird being a sex symbol so young?
I was, like, 17 years old then. Yeah, but you know what, a lot of people throw those connotations out there, like it was trying to be all sexual and stuff, but in actuality - this is going to sound weird - I walk around my house naked. I've always been very comfortable being nude. Since I was a little girl. And it's not like I was trying to be sexual or anything, it's just a safe feeling for me to be nude. I don't feel like I have anything to hide.

There was a thing about the uniform. Are uniforms sexy?
Yeah, I think I like any type of uniforms... I think police officers' uniforms are sexy. I don't know, you can use your imagination. I think it's fun.

Are police officers' uniforms the best? I suppose firemen are covered in all that equipment...
[Laughs] Maybe a girl in a souped-up police officer's outfit would be cute. But you're right - firemen have too much stuff on them.

There's that power thing as well, with police - she's in charge.
Yeah, that's kinda cool. Maybe in my next video I'll be a police officer. And I could be shooting all the paparazzi! That's a great idea! I love it!

Everyone was obsessed with your virginity back then.
It's so weird now, looking back on it. At the time, seriously, I was kinda oblivious to it. I mean, like I think about my virginity - you know what I mean? All that American sweetheart and the virginity thing, yeah, it was kinda silly.

You did say at the time that girls should save themselves for marriage.
Yeah, when people put you on the spot like that, you've got to say something. It's not something you're going to talk about with your family. And, of course, you're not going to tell the world. So when I did actually do it, it was like - well, do I give a press conference about having sex? I mean, it's really none of anybody's business. So when it does come out, it's kind of a weird situation.

I think the cat's out of the bag by now.
You think? I think they all know by now.

What's been your high point on the last 20 years?
Really, my performances and being able to travel and go to MTV Europe and perform at those big events. That was so much fun. I mean, I love the recording process, but the whole travelling thing, I think it's fun, you know.

How long before you're out performing again?
Next year may be a kind of crazy year for me. It's been two years since I've performed, but next year I'm going to try to get it on again. So we'll see...

With your little kids?
I know, with my boo-boos...

What about kissing Madonna [at the MTV Awards in 2003] - that was a huge pop moment.
That was kind of crazy. That was Madonna's idea for the whole wedding thing. [Spears wore a wedding dress onstage], and she got me obsessed with marrying somebody after that.

Have you kissed her since?
Oh no! God, no!

Wasn't it the start of something beautiful?
No! Oh my God!

And the low point of your career? What's been the hardest part to get through, the bit you wish never happened?
No, I know this sounds cheesy, but everything that has happened. I've learned from it and it's made me a lot stronger. It happened for a reason basically. For me to do something differently. So I don't really reget anything. You have to make mistakes sometimes to learn some stuff.

What were the mistakes you're talking about?
The biggest mistake I've made in my life is probably listening to other people. Because as a child, you don't really listen to other people - you listen to yourself, right, all the time. That inner voice, you know... And I think there's been times when I've been manipulated, but you just have to learn from that and be strong, and not let people take advantage of you.

What's been the best bit of gossip you've read about yourself?
Oh God, they'll say anything to sell their magazines and newspapers. You'd think that stuff like that would be illegal, but it's not, so they get away with it. But I think the universe has a really great way of working out cause and effect. And I think they end up getting theirs, so in the end it always works out.

Karma, right?
I love that word.

So the best piece of gossip you've heard about yourself...
That I'm an alien. That I'm not from here, really. Overseas did that one time. Just a bunch of silly stuff.

What kind of alien?
I don't know, they just said I was an alien and... I don't know, it's weird. I was like, OK... You just have to laugh at it.

If you could have another go at your career, what would you do differently?
Probably not worry about the petty stuff, you know... I don't know, as a girl you do that sometimes, it's your nature to worry about stupid stuff. So to be completely like a superwoman and not let things affect you so much... And be unaffected - I think that would be really cool. In general, I am kinda unaffected. There are probably certain situations that I wouldn't let get to me. There's just little bitty things sometimes... Like if you have a bad phone conversation with your mum or your dad.

What's been your best and worst haircut?
Oh gosh, there was one time before an AMA [American Music Awards] performance when I coloured my hair and I accidentally coloured it purple. It was really, really bad. I was hosting the whole show and my hair was purple. It took someone all day to do my hair over. I thought I could colour it myself, but if you put dark over blonde, you need to got to the salon.

And your best haircut?
My baby's crying, I've got to go now. [Hangs up]