I have some periods of woe, some periods of sorrow and great pain, yes, but regret is tough because I ended up with a clarity I might not have been able to achieve any other way.
I would have done a few things differently though if I could go back. I would have done my best to shield myself so that I could better shield my children. I would have rejected the manipulation, unfair force and pressure put on me much earlier. I would have benefitted from having more awareness about the dangers of fame.
I would have been more communicative with everyone truly involved with The Miseducation and fought hard for the importance of candid expression. I would have demanded what I needed and removed people antagonistic to that sooner than I did. You have released music since Miseducation and have continued to play live. Do you ever foresee releasing another full-length studio album? Did I say ever? With The Miseducation , there was no precedent. I was, for the most part, free to explore, experiment and express.
People had included me in their own narratives of THEIR successes as it pertained to my album, and if this contradicted my experience, I was considered an enemy. Artist suppression is definitely a thing. I began touring because I needed the creative outlet and to support myself and my family.
People were more interested in breaking me or using me to battery-power whatever they had going on than to support my creativity. When no one takes the time to understand, but only takes the time to count the money the fruit of this process produces, things can easily turn bad. Mistreatment, abuse, and neglect happen.
I wrote an album about systemic racism and how it represses and stunts growth and harms all of my albums have probably addressed systemic racism to some degree , before this was something this generation openly talked about. I was called crazy. Now…over a decade later, we hear this as part of the mainstream chorus. Ok, so chalk some of it up to leadership and how that works — I was clearly ahead, but you also have to acknowledge the blatant denial that went down with that.
The public abuse and ostracizing while suppressing and copying what I had done, I protested with still no real acknowledgement that all of that even happened, is a lot.
I continue to tour and share with audiences all over the world, but I also full-time work on the trauma, stifling, and stunting that came with all of that and how my family and I were affected. I had to break through a ton of unjust resistance, greed, fear and just plain human ugliness. Little else can rival freedom for me. I also had the support of a community of talented artists, thinkers, and doers, friends and family around me.
Their primary efforts THEN seemed to be to help clear a path and to help protect. However, when you effectively create something powerful enough to move the bulls t out of the way, all kinds of forces and energies may not like that. They may seek to corrupt and discourage, to disrupt and distract, to divide, and sabotage…but we bore witness to the fact that this happened — a young, black woman through hip-hop culture, a legacy of soul, Spirit and an appreciation for education and educating others communicated love and timeless and necessary messages to the world.
The music business can be an industry of entanglements, where a small number of people are expected to be responsible for a very large number of people. Now, I look for as much equity and fairness as possible. Experiencing that is important to me. Newswire Powered by. Close the menu. Rolling Stone. Log In. To help keep your account secure, please log-in again.
You are no longer onsite at your organization. Please log in. However, in recent years, some critics have reevaluated the album. Though Lauryn has mainly kept out of the public eye, she did embark on several tours following Unplugged , including one with her former bandmates from the Fugees, which ended before they could record another album. Trending Stories. US singer Lauryn Hill wooes Tunisian fans. Love Glastonbury? Lauryn Hill - what happened to her? Image: Getty. The Fugees Image: Getty.
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Lauryn has never released another full album other than her debut.
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