By Alex Needs
She’s sexy, soulful and loving the solo life. One third of Destiny’s Child, Kelly Rowland is a woman in control, with a killer sense of humour. Woman’s Day caught up with the 27-year-old Texan during her recent trip to Australia.
Your new song Daylight is about staying up all night. Do you ever get a chance to do that?
I did once, maybe twice, stayed out till daylight. The thing is, it gets so light and you don’t realise it. I had a date and we literally stayed up all night talking. Those were the days… Where did they go?!
You’ve collaborated with a lot of people — Nelly, Eve, Travis from Gym Class Heroes. Is there anyone you’d like to work with still?
Will.i.am. He’s working with a lot of people, but I’d love to work with him.
What motivates you to keep going?
I guess I still love it. I love mouthing off in interviews, performing when you know it’s going to be a fun show. You know…
How different is it performing on your own than with Destiny’s Child?
Completely. By myself, I feel like you can just do you. And with Destiny’s Child you do Destiny’s Child. They’re both beautiful, though.
Labels you love?
YSL. I was so sad to hear he’d passed. Dolce and Gabbana too, and Stella McCartney, Dianne von Furstenberg and Ralph Lauren. He’s the man for American classic fashion.
Would you ever start your own label?
No. I’d really just rather buy the clothes. It’s not my passion. I’m passionate about working with children.
You’re ambassador for the MTV Staying Alive Foundation focusing on AIDS education.
Yes, I’m really excited about this. I’ve sat down with the CEO of MTV and he explained the numbers. They’re not drastically rising, but they’re rising, and we need to keep educating people. HIV is rising among African American women, so we need to keep sewing the seeds of education to make people realise we’re not invincible. And it’s important they know they’re not, that the threat is real and that things could happen to you if you don’t use protection.
For more of this intervew, see this week’s Woman’s Day (on sale June 9).
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