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Q&A: FKA Twigs is in a creative groove, with 'The Crow' and an upcoming album

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FKA twigs attends "The Crow" world premiere at the Village East by Angelika on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

LOS ANGELES ā€“ It's been a decade since she released her debut album, but FKA Twigs is busier than ever.

Although the 36-year-old singer, songwriter and dancer is still creating music ā€” she promises her third LP ā€œEusexuaā€ will be released ā€œvery, very, very soonā€ ā€” she has also recently found creative fulfillment in acting. In addition to starring alongside Bill SkarsgĆ„rd in ā€œThe Crow,ā€ the second adaptation of James Oā€™Barrā€™s graphic novel, she is currently in production for ā€œThe Carpenterā€™s Son,ā€ a horror film about Jesus Christ's childhood that co-stars Nicolas Cage.

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FKA Twigs spoke with The Associated Press about her interest in religion, staying true to herself as a musician in the age of social media and why she wanted to be an ambassador for Sistah Space, an organization that supports victims of domestic abuse.

The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity.

AP: Surrealism is a big part of your art in general. There were a lot of aesthetic similarities between this film and some of your music videos.

FKA TWIGS: I think the world of ā€œThe Crowā€ is its own incredible visual universe. So, I knew that it was going to be visually very arresting. Rupert (Sanders, the director), of course, is known for the way that he translates image into film, but then also Steve Annis, our DP, heā€™s really incredible. So, I didnā€™t know exactly what it was going to look like, but I really trusted in Rupertā€™s vision and Steveā€™s eye that it was going to be something that was very beautiful and artistic.

AP: Youā€™re set to star alongside Nicolas Cage in ā€œThe Carpenterā€™s Son.ā€ Have you started production yet?

FKA TWIGS: Iā€™m actually in the middle of filming right now. Itā€™s really just such an incredible, wild and beautiful journey. And Iā€™m obviously, like, completely obsessed with Nicolas Cage and just so in awe and kind of canā€™t believe that Iā€™m acting alongside him as his wife.

AP: Youā€™re putting your Catholic education to good use.

FKA TWIGS: Yeah. Iā€™m very passionate about religion. Iā€™m very passionate about spirituality and its place in society. And itā€™s something that is a big part of my art as well. Itā€™s been incredible to kind of deep dive into Mary Magdalene through my last record. And then now to be exploring the Virgin Mary kind of really feels like an amazing closing of the loop for me.

AP: Youā€™ve been leaning more into acting lately. Is there any particular reason for that?

FKA TWIGS: I just want to get into more of expressing myself in whichever way that happens. But I just really feel so in my bag at the moment as an artist. I feel very grounded and I feel very ready to world-build or be part of a world.

AP: Youā€™ve resisted genre for a lot of your music. It sounds like youā€™re saying you also want to resist classifying different forms of art. Itā€™s all just self-expression for you.

FKA TWIGS: Yeah, I hadnā€™t thought of it like that, but yeah, exactly. Thatā€™s all itā€™s about for me. I just want to tell the truth in everything that I do. If it feels honest and it feels truthful, I really want to take part in it.

AP: When can fans expect ā€œEusexuaā€ to be released?

FKA TWIGS: Itā€™s definitely going to start to be released very soon. Very, very, very soon. Itā€™s really heating up. Iā€™ve done a lot of work on it and Iā€™m really proud of it. Weā€™re very close to being able to unveil the world of ā€œEusexua.ā€

AP: Itā€™s been a decade since you released ā€œLP1.ā€ How does it feel to reflect on its legacy and your journey as an artist since then?

FKA TWIGS: I feel really happy and I feel really proud to continue to make boundary-pushing art. Itā€™s so interesting making work in the world of social media and Instagram and TikTok and this new way of creating. I feel like Iā€™ve managed to maintain a lot of authenticity.

The other day, because I was thinking about this new world of ā€œEusexua,ā€ I was like, ā€œShould I do the classic thing and go back through my Instagram feed and delete all of the pictures?ā€ Like, ā€œOh my God, sheā€™s deleted her feed.ā€ And I went back to the very beginning and I was like, ā€œOkay, let me delete everything.ā€ And I looked and I was like, ā€œYou know what? I donā€™t need to delete it.ā€ You can go back to the first images on my feed from like 2012 and Iā€™m still the same girl.

I feel very proud of that. And I just want to keep on going and just keep on being me. That will, Iā€™m sure, ebb and flow and go in and out of fashion, whatever that is. But you know what? Who cares? Itā€™s just me. Iā€™m just myself. And that feels like the biggest achievement.

AP: What made you want to be an ambassador for Sistah Space?

FKA TWIGS: I think as a survivor of domestic violence myself, I recognize the privilege that Iā€™ve had in being able to have my own home and, although itā€™s been very challenging at times, to sustain a living. And I just have a lot of respect for women that arenā€™t in the position Iā€™ve been in who are surviving and healing from a domestically violent relationship. And so to be an ambassador at Sistah Space and to keep my ear to the ground and sort of understand issues that are going on, I guess is part of my healing, but itā€™s also something that I can do to keep on raising awareness to this issue.


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