Beyoncé opened up about her “rebellious” decision to cut her hair into a pixie cut more than a decade ago.
In an interview for EssenceIn the March-April Beauty Issue, the 42-year-old singer said she decided to cut her hair during “a really big emotional transformation” in her life.
At the time, the 32-time Grammy winner — who rocked icy blonde waves at the premiere of Tyler Perry’s Mea Culpa on Friday — said she “just wanted it off” because she wanted her physical appearance to reflect the “metamorphosis” she was going through inside.
In 2013, rumors swirled that her husband Jay-Z was unfaithful and three years later she dropped her album Lemonade, which hinted at his infidelity.
He later confirmed that he cheated and hinted in a conversation that they narrowly avoided divorce The New York Times Style Magazine.
Beyoncé opened up about her “rebellious” decision to cut her hair into a pixie cut more than a decade ago. In an interview for Essence’s March-April Beauty Issue, the 42-year-old singer said she decided to cut her hair during “a really big emotional transformation” in her life.
During her interview, Beyoncé gave a thoughtful response to a question about her era of short hair and whether or not it represented a “life change.”
‘It did. That’s right,’ she said. ‘I love how we associate a certain hairstyle with moments in our lives, like that short hair moment.’
Recalling that day, she said she didn’t have a particular hairstyle in mind, but wanted to “liberate” herself by cutting her hair.
“I remember the day I decided to cut off all my hair,” she said. “I didn’t have a particular style in mind.”
She then confirmed that she was going through an important period in her life.
“It wasn’t an aesthetic choice, but it was a very big emotional transformation and metamorphosis that I went through,” she said.
“A big part of my identity as an artist is tied to wavy hair,” she explained. ‘By cutting my hair, I rebelled against the woman society thinks I should be.’
The 16 Carriages hitmaker said she had just welcomed her daughter Blue Ivy, now 12, and wanted to free herself from the expectations placed on her about what kind of mother she should be.
At the time, the 32-time Grammy winner said she “just wanted to get it over with” because she wanted her physical appearance to reflect the “metamorphosis” she was going through inside.
In 2013, rumors swirled that her husband Jay-Z was unfaithful and three years later she dropped her album Lemonade, which hinted at his infidelity.
During her interview, Beyoncé gave a thoughtful answer to a question about her era of short hair, confirming that her pixie cut represented a “life change.”
The 16 Carriages hitmaker also said she had just welcomed her daughter Blue Ivy, now 12, and wanted to free herself from the expectations placed on her about what kind of mother she should be.
“I was a new mother, and something about the liberation of becoming a mother made me want to let all of that go,” she said. ‘It was a physical representation in which I let go of the expectations placed on me. I just wanted to get it over with.”
She remembers taking the scissors and cutting her long hair herself, which she says was “very intentional,” much to the surprise of her hairstylist and friend Neal Farinah.
“It was very long, very thick and very healthy,” Beyoncé recalls. “I just took the scissors and cut it off.”
“It was what I had to do,” she added. ‘And then I became super brave.
“It was the first step to many more bold decisions I have made in my life and career that have led to who I am today.”