Dua Lipa is in her glad period, as expressed in her upcoming album, Radical Optimism. Forward of the discharge, the pop celebrity sat down with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe to mirror on how she’s been feeling.
“With this album, I really feel like I’ve managed to place a lot extra honesty on the market, and be actually open in a manner that I don’t assume I’ve ever had the prospect to,” she shared. “There’s this one tune, which is the final tune within the album referred to as ‘Glad for You.’ And I like that tune as a result of, to me, it’s about seeing somebody who you had been with transfer on, and be actually glad for them. And I most likely wouldn’t have been capable of write that tune on my first or second document as a result of I don’t really feel like I most likely would’ve grown as an individual or as an artist to have the ability to see somebody that you simply cherished transfer on. Or I’d’ve discovered it tough.”
Lipa additionally shared how her relationships affected her progress previously few years, and the way she’s now in search of somebody who’s “loyal and open and sincere” to be in a partnership with. “I believe with each relationship, with each expertise you find out about your self, you find out about issues which can be hurtful to you, what you anticipate, what you have to be prepared to present as nicely,” she shared. “I believe, once more, it goes again to that trade of vulnerability. I believe I’ve had relationships which have been actually hurtful, particularly earlier on, the place I really feel like I’ve been made to really feel like not ok or have made me lose my confidence. I’ve needed to discover that once more.”
She continued, “You find out about your individual non-negotiables. I believe that’s an essential factor. It’s after all the precise particular person, however it’s actually about the precise relationship. And you discover that in friendships and in love relationships as nicely, of your non-negotiables. What are you prepared to surrender? […] I would like somebody who’s loyal and open and sincere, and that’s what I’m prepared to be as nicely in return. You determine what these issues are for you.”
Radical Optimism is out on Could 3. Watch Lipa’s full interview with Zane Lowe beneath.
