Celebrating her seventh studio album Unapologetic, Rihanna shot 7 different covers for the February/March 2013 issue of COMPLEX Magazine. Check out some qoutes from the spread, and the sexy shots of the Bajan princess.
On taking the best self-snapshot
“Get a good light. Get a good angle on what’s working for you that day. If it’s boobs, make sure you hit that. If it’s face, make sure it’s fierce.”
On loving to take her self pics
“It’s narcissistic, but whatever—everyone does it. I’m capturing personality… Everybody has their thing they like or don’t like to see. It’s all in your head. That’s why people take their own pictures, because it’s difficult for someone else to capture what you seek.”
On having 0 f*cks to give
“When I was making this record I had no intention except the truth. So whatever is there is real. It’s raw. That’s why the album is called Unapologetic.”
“I held back before. I didn’t show a lot of myself. I was very guarded,” she says. “I needed to be open and free and fearless. Basically say, ‘Fuck it.’ What’s the worst that can happen? They’ll hate me? They’ve done that before.”
On her relationship with Chris Brown
“People take the little bit of information they’re fed, and they draw a picture of who you are,” she says. “Most of the time it’s wrong.”
On she and Chris talking slick about their relationship
“We don’t start the trouble, but that’s how we’re defending ourselves—by saying some slick sh*t.”