Dua Lipa Says ‘Toxic Currency’ Of Social Media ‘Got To’ Her In 2017
28.04.2022 - 23:47
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Dua Lipa’s viral dance choreography in 2017 is beloved by her fans, but there was a time that complaints about her performance took a genuine toll on Lipa.
The quality of Lipa’s dance moves were harshly criticized by her detractors. In a new interview published on Thursday, the “Don’t Start Now” singer confessed that being put under a microscope had its effect.
“In the beginning, when I first started, the response was like, ‘Oh, this is so good.’ Then, all of a sudden, there was like a turning point, and it just completely shifted and changed,” Lipa told NPR. “Social media just kind of took over.”
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“There was this one little dance routine that I did when I was performing, and people took that one little snippet and decided to base my whole stage presence and who I was as a performer on stage.”
It was a total emotional switch for Lipa who was finally taking the time to celebrate the fruits of her labours.
“Of course it got to me,” she said. “I was at a point where I was so happy, I was doing everything that I wanted to, but then there were people who made me feel like maybe I wasn’t good enough or I didn’t deserve to be there, I wasn’t cut out to be a musician.”
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“I realized that what anyone says doesn’t actually matter. It was something that I learned during the period of writing Future Nostalgia — I was able to shut people out. Now, if anybody says anything, it doesn’t even bother me. Nothing even cuts through, because I realized that if you’re passionate about something and you’re good at your job and you write from the heart, no one can take that away from you.”
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