Beyonce covers the September issue of Self, revealing what inspires and motivates her. The superstar, who’s currently working on her fourth album and possibly starring in the upcoming Gilligan’s Island movie, also revealed her proudest accomplishment thus far. Check out a few snippets below.
Her Secret Passion: It all started when she was growing up in Houston, going to church with her family. “Pastor Rudy is still my pastor. I watched my parents get involved in [community charities] there, and that taught me how important it is to ‘give ’til it hurts.’ I saw how happy you could make people, whether just giving someone a hug, having a conversation or spending some time, and it became a part of me.”
What Motivates Her: “Sisterhood means everything to me. All the charities I’m involved with are special, but I find any organization that focuses on women and children really motivating. GEMS and the young ladies the nonprofit helps are very close to my heart. And what I took away from the clients at Phoenix House changed my life. These were real people who touched me so much that I had to go beyond making a donation. They’re gaining skills at the Cosmetology Center, which will help them earn a living and find their way out of substance abuse—it’s a testament to the possibility of second chances.”
Who Inspires Her: “My mother, Tina Knowles. She’s an incredibly loving person who is the first to make time for others.”
Her Proudest Accomplishment: “Singing ‘At Last’ for President Barack Obama on his inauguration night was a personal accomplishment for me, both as a performer and an American.”
One Place in Her Life She’s Not a Perfectionist: “I promise I’m working on this, but I could be less messy at home and keep the clothes in my closet and off the floor!”
And the Bey blitz begins………
Great cover…I loved this…
One Place in Her Life She’s Not a Perfectionist: “I promise I’m working on this, but I could be less messy at home and keep the clothes in my closet and off the floor!”
Makes her seem more personable and relateable.
I love Beyonce’!She’s successful and you can’t be made at her.
Haven’t we seen this pic before or does she just do the same pose for every cover?
Okay now this is how CURVY should look!. this is hot and sexy..not that lump of fat that people call thick..this is thick and this is when thick looks good..if you don’t look like this..just get slim or skinny.
She went from Beyonce Sasha Fierce Baphomet To Pastor Rudy is still my pastor.
Yeah ok B. All of a sudden you and Hov are trying to clean that Illuminat image, whatever!
Her eyebrows always irks me.
If nothing beens touched up , then she looks okay. Agian, only if nothings been touched up
Soooooooo tired of seeing this white woman.
mad is what I meant to say.
OMG, she is becoming so annoying. It is like she has to be on every magazine and at every event. She has made it and has nothing else to prove. It is almost like she is scared to take a few years off and reinvent herself and grow as an artist. Damn Beyonce. Give us time to at least miss you.
WHO CARES ABOUT THIS FAKE BROAD WHEN CHILDREN ARE DYING? GET A CLUE!
This is why I don’t take “Shape Magazine” seriously. Why is Beyonce on the cover? A woman that has had Liposuction and has breast implants. There are fit celebs and black ones at that they could have put on the cover (Jada).
Also, she is boring. She gives the same generic lame ass answers in every interview and that damn lacefront is TIRED. It is awful and the color is terrible. It’s time to switch it up and find a new look B.
Same old boring wig, same old boring B… and how does her being less messy make her relatable..yeah, ok..lol.. And her “crew” is still on this perfectionist image and controlling the negative press..It’s ok, B.. you can admit that you or your family aren’t perfect.. Solange knocked up and married by 17, shadowed by your career, starved for attention…. Daddy sleeping around and got a new baby.. Mama too busy trying to be a designer.. Hubby making songs about you choosing work over him (Lost Ones)..
Not a fan, but definitely not a hater..
I need her to get another stylist ASAP! Dress=hated it… @ Quay its the usual pose lol. She looks refreshing nonetheless
Hmm I’ve noticed that everytime B is on a ‘break’ she is all over the magazines with
interviews that seem to have been done ages ago. I think B has the smartest
PR team in the world. They make sure she stays constantly in our minds even when
she’s not even doing anything, i dont think it her fault but it definitely works in her
favour in the long run. #TeamBeyonce
@ ALL THE BEYONCE HATERS (CUZ I KNOW YALL GOIN TO COMMENT LOL)
HOW CAN YALL HATE ON HER WHEN HANDS DOWN SHE HAS BEEN TOP 3 IN THE R&B GAME FOR OVER 10YRS NOW!!! YOU DONT LAST THAT LONG IN THE MUSIC GAME BY LUCK…SHE GOT SKILLS AND GOT PLENTY OF NUMBER 1 SINGLES AND ALBUMS TO BACK IT UP. IT KILL ME HOW PEOPLE HATE JUST TO HATE. AND LETS BE CLEAR, ITS A DIFF. BETWEEN HATING AND TELLING THE TRUTH AND ITS ALSO A DIFF. IN FACT AND OPINION!! 95% OF PEOPLE GET THOSE THINGS CONFUSED. I WOULD BREAK IT DOWN 4 YOU SLOW PEOPLE BUT I AINT IN THE MOOD TO
BEYONCE IS THE FE-MALE VERSION OF HER HUSBAND….PERIOD!
CHECKMATE!
Yep, this is so tired. Next . . .
#10
oh please give us a break, the woman is on vacation & on break, it’s not her fault if the media still wants her even at that period; Ive never seen Beyoncé attend shows for no damn reason, when she did it was because she was nominated or had to perform, if you were her and it was your life, Im sure you will want a job/money here & there smh people dont understand that this is her job & life, it has nothin to do with bein scared, she is smart as hell if you ask me cuz she knows this is her prime and there is no time to waste while still young and able to do things, just like you probably go to your job everyday, nobody stops you from doin it and doin it well, nobody forced none of you to click here & furthermore comment.
bey looks fab her body is sick, I saw her myself & that b!tch has a tiny waist and hips like that for real lol #jealous
Next up is I was thinking Beyonce would continue to promote her new fashion for Dereon, for a while then do a film while looking @ new material for an album in early 2011. By Fall 2011 that new album should be out. Mariah should have her album ready by then.
she always had a great smile…but her eyebrows be killin me lookin like two caterpillars every time she does this fresh face look..otherwise shes a beautiful woman.
@ 8. MAKINGBABIES. She gone from copying Shakira to making a white transition.
Old news!
If we all looked like Kim Kardasian..ooops i mean Beyonce..wouldn’t we all have it going on..oh hold on wait a min..that would mean you would have to have plastic surgery and a ton of makeup and weave…oops my bad..i thought she was 100% natual…
@ 10. ANONYMOUS. Cosign. I think Beyonce suffers from excessive compulsive attention getting syndrome, always gotta be shined and outshine. Her motto must be LOOK @ ME!
@ heart_beat_of_305MIA
A RUTHLESS PERSON THAT LOVES AND VALUES MONEY OVER EVERYTHING TO THE POINT THEY ARE WILLING TO SELL THEIR SOULS, DON’T CARE WHO THEY STEP ON OR OVER TO GET IT, WILL SELL OUT THEIR FRIENDS AND PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE FROM THE BEGINNING, AND DO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING TO STAY ON TOP INCLUDING ROB, STEAL, CUT PEOPLE’S THROATS WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE WHILE PUTTING ON A FAKE PERSONA TO THE PUBLIC….YEP YOU’RE RIGHT SHE IS THE FEMALE VERSION OF HER HUSBAND. THEY ARE ONE IN THE SAME.
Fake hair, fake nose, fake boobs, fake butt, fake smile
Damn where can I find a REAL woman??
~shined on~
Ok her hips CANNOT be that wide.
This chick is over. I don’t care what anyone says but she is getting old & tired. She is giving me the same tired look from 2002. She always looks so outdated. She is boring boring boring. Even her interview answers are boring. If she isn’t shaking her buttpads on stage she is pointless. Her stans can suck it if they have a problem with my comment.
Is this an old pic? Anyways in terms of the article, seems like something we’ve heard before. Can’t wait for her to come back though.
Ever since I watched that Rupaul drag show & learned the secrets of how drag queens get their “curves” I can tell how fake Beyonce’s “hips” and “booty” really are in her pics now.
Cool! I love you Angel!! #thatisall
WHERE IS BEYONCE’S #1 BUTTLICKER EMILY? I’M SURE SHE WILL BE HERE TO DEFEND HER WEAVY WONDER THAT SHE WORSHIPS SO MUCH
What an awesome photoshop job on the hips.
Her chest kind of looks photoshopped as well ..
@33 that’s funny.
Uh…I know she better NOT be having those designer clothes on the dayyum floor! That’s kinda trifling…geeez man…lol
Photoshop? Did somebody say she photoshop? I dont buy that. HELL TO THE NO!
I would like to share this with all of you.This is one of my most treasured poems… by Dr. Maya Angelou.
You may write me down in history
With your bitter, twisted lies,
You may trod me in the very dirt
But still, like dust, I’ll rise.
Does my sassiness upset you?
Why are you beset with gloom?
‘Cause I walk like I’ve got oil wells
Pumping in my living room.
Just like moons and like suns,
With the certainty of tides,
Just like hopes springing high,
Still I’ll rise.
Did you want to see me broken?
Bowed head and lowered eyes?
Shoulders falling down like teardrops.
Weakened by my soulful cries.
Does my haughtiness offend you?
Don’t you take it awful hard
‘Cause I laugh like I’ve got gold mines
Diggin’ in my own back yard.
You may shoot me with your words,
You may cut me with your eyes,
You may kill me with your hatefulness,
But still, like air, I’ll rise.
Does my sexiness upset you?
Does it come as a surprise
That I dance like I’ve got diamonds
At the meeting of my thighs?
Out of the huts of history’s shame
I rise
Up from a past that’s rooted in pain
I rise
I’m a black ocean, leaping and wide,
Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.
Leaving behind nights of terror and fear
I rise
Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear
I rise
Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,
I am the dream and the hope of the slave.
I rise
I rise
I rise.
I hope you enjoythis poem as much as I do. Thought it would be a wonder switch to something positive and uplifting…HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!
didn’t this girl say she was taking a break??? and here she is AGAIN i actually like beyonce but can anybody say overkill
I am personally glad to see Beyonce, a woman who only sleeps with her own husband. She has really grown on me since so many of our so called celebrities have chosen to disgrace themselves. I am not a Beyonce fan, but man, it’s about time someone is covered a positive black woman who is trying to live above trash. I LOVE seeing somebody who is not desperate for attention, it comes to her. Deal with it.
Cant wait for her 4th album. She looks very light brite in that pic. That Loreal or Feria or whatever its called is not for us black females. ANyway Bee, bring it on!
Now THAT is the face of an ANGEL. Sexy face. Her complexion looks radiant and lovely here, the body – of course – on point. She’s just all around FABULOUS.
Clothes all on the floor? Really Beyonce? That’s what you do with all the money your stans give you just buy all those purses, shoes, and clothes then don’t even think enough of them to pick them up off the floor. She won’t cook for Jay-z, she doesn’t clean, she won’t give him any babies, she is a terrible wife. She is so selfish. She still gets on stage half naked shaking, gyrating, and showing her body. She has no respect for her husband. Then she has clothes and wigs hanging all in the bathroom. Eww she is so gross!
Damn you people are dumb….Beyonce is on break from singing and touring. But she still is Beyonce…and she still a celebrity.
I can understand her giving interviews and still doin mag covers, thinkin that she could give us fans and haters a little something so she can enjoy her vacay with pics being sn
This cover and interview are very, very boring. Beyonce is one of the most boring celebs around. It seems like she’s opened up more in interviews, but that’s not saying much because she still gives the same pageant queen answers over and over again. I look at this cover and I’m like okay… cute cover, but whatever. Beyonce onyl looks decent when she has on foundation and concealer, false eyelashes, and a long lace front wig. Without that she has wide eyes, elf ears, a big head, bags under her eyes, and no hair! And why do people think she has such an amazing shape? Kim Kardashian has a fake body, but her shape is much better than Beyonce’s. Amber Rose sucks and is known for being a goldigger but her body is definitely better than Beyonce’s. And why is it that when she’s on a “break” she is still appearing on featured songs, leaking music videos from unofficial singles, and in magazines? She’s so afraid that she’ll be forgotten and it’s pathetic.
Agreed 44 & 46!
BEYONCE know how to entertain a crowd. BUT BECAUSE SHE STEALS ALL OF HER MUSIC AND CLAIM SHE WRITE, COMPOSE AND PRODUCE HER OWN SHIT, THAT IS WHAT GETS US MAD AT HER. BITCH AINT GOTTA LIE ABOUT THAT. HAVE YOU HEARD HER IN ANY INTERVIEWS? HELL YES I HEARD HER IN PLENTY AND WHEN TELL YOU THE SISTER DO NOT KNOW HOW TO HOLD A CONVERSATION THAT’S WHAT I MEAN NOT EVEN A DAMN SENTENCE. SHE TALKS LIKE SHE WAS HOME TRAINED. WITHOUT THE VOWELS AND OTHERS WORDS NEEDED TO FINISH A SENTENCE. wHEN YOU DON’ T KNOW WHAT TO SAY AFTER WINING AN AWARD. BITCH YOU DUMD!!!!!!!!!!!PERIOD
. Beyonce onyl looks decent when she has on foundation and concealer, false eyelashes, and a long lace front wig. Without that she has wide eyes, elf ears, a big head, bags under her eyes, and no hair! And why do people think she has such an amazing shape? Kim Kardashian has a fake body, but her shape is much better than Beyonce’s. Amber Rose sucks and is known for being a goldigger but her body is definitely better
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Lmaooooo co-sign! Finally someone who sees the truth! The stans must be blind!
Sigh…some of yall need to STFU! Why is she boring because she is actually getting attention for her TALENT, and not how she dresses and acts eg. rihanna and lady gaga. And to those of you sayin she needs to take a break….UMMM does she tell you to take a break from your Dumbass job NO! its her JOB. People hate because she keeps her life out of the spotlight, which i respect about her. She is known for here talent and talent alone!!! Not for getting beat up or wearing outlandish outfits to get attention. And i cant wait for here album and for her to come back because THE GAME IS LAME WITHOUT HER!!!!
Wow, blak people are always hating on somebody. I think that she is a good role model. So what if she is still doing magazine covers while on break. She can do that. When Alicia Keys was “on break” , she was still going to award shows and doing magazine covers. And this whole ” she is boring stuff” is really ridiculous. THey might be generic answers, but its better then some negative answers. Black people are always complaining at the lack of positive black images, but are the first ones to hate when there is a positive black image. SMH
BEAUTIFUL BEYONCE I LOVE THIS WOMAN AND I LOVE HER SUCCESS I’M GLAD SHE IS ON TOP OF THE WORLD RIGHT NOW SHE WORKS HARD FOR IT.
ITS ALOT OF UGLY ANGRY BITCHES ON HERE…REAL TALK…EVERYBODY KNOWS THAT THE UGLY UNATTRACTIVE CHICKS DONT LIKE BEYONCE’..THATS WHY ITS ALL BAD BITCHES AT HER CONCERTS…AND WHY U KEEP BRINGIN UP NO-TALENT HOES(KIM AND AMBER ROSE) AS COMPETITION FOR ONE OF OUR TOP ENTERTAINERS IN THE WORLD..NOT JUST BLK CULTURE..GET OVER IT UGLY GURLS…GET YA SHIT TOGETHER AND U CAN FUC WIT BEYONCE’ TOO
Isn’t that special. She looks whiter and whiter everytime I see her…Anyways, she looks good.
all of her interviews are the same! yawn. NEXT!!!
Dear Children,
The reason you all think Beyonce is so “great”, “The Truth”, “A Bad Bitch” is because music right now is bullshit. These people out can’t sing and lack real talent. Yes, B can hold a note but she is just OK. Please go dig through your parents, grandparents, any other elder around music collection and lock yourself in a room. DO NOT come out until you know what REAL music sounds like!!! This Beyonce worship has got to stop.
And wearing high V cut leotards while gyrating and popping your cooch is not classy, sexy, or as some of you put it “being a good role model” It is trashy.
Also a great PR team, drive, or being a hard worker still DOES NOT equal talent. At all these award shows B’s team needs to go u and accept the award. She has NEVER thanked the choreographer for the “single ladies” video. That dude was the whole reason the video was a hit.
^^^^^^ EXACTLY! IT’S THE TEAM OF PEOPLE BEHIND HER THAT MAKE HER APPEAR TO BE WHAT HER FANS SEE. THE CHOREOGRAPHERS, THE MAKEUP & HAIR PEOPLE, THE STYLISTS, ETC. SHE WOULD BE NOTHING WITHOUT THEM & HER PR TEAM THAT DOES SUCH A GREAT JOB OF SWEEPING HER PROBLEMS UNDER THE RUG BEFORE THEY BECOME PUBLIC. IF PEOPLE ONLY KNEW ALL THE DRAMA THAT GOES ON BEHIND THE SCENES WITH THIS GIRL FROM BEING SUED FOR STEALING HER MUSIC, STEALING DESIGN IDEAS FOR HER CLOTHING LINE, NOT TO MENTION ALL THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN SCREWED BY HER & HER MANAGEMENT. SHE IS A CUT THROAT COLD HEARTED PERSON. THEY THROW MONEY AT HER PROBLEMS SO PEOPLE NEVER GET TO SEE THE REAL DEAL! I’M IN THE INDUSTRY SO I KNOW THE FACTS!
@ Don’t be a sheep
I agree 100%
Real music is what these so called “artists” today are sampling. It’s really sad that Beyonce is considered “the best” because she is mediocre so that isn’t saying much. The old school singers would sing circles around this girl. I miss the days when it was all about talent and not about lacefront wigs, buttpads, and fake alter egos to sell records. It was all about making good music not just about making money.
SEE……i was going to write this story defending her, but i changed my mind. All i have to say is that she’s a celebrity with an image to maintain. She is successful, Beautiful, and talented despite what ANYONE has to say about her OR compare her to. Let me remind you again – she is a celebrity! with an image to maintain, and when you are in that entertainment industry, there’s is going to be some things included in the package where fans may not like neither do they – example surgery and sex appeal. Hello people! wake up, stop bringing up the artist in past and comparing, things have changed. & because it’s obvious she has many haters, that are NOT on her level, they don’t understand. I believe she is truly a genuine person you DON’T no what it is like to be in HER SHOES.
There’s no defending Bey. Her talent, long run and accolades ends all arguments. Haters and people with “opinions” post just that – never facts. Keep doing you Bey and looking hella good.