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Those sexy no, no, no girls hit Lozells, Birmingham
Interview by Mark Dwayne Vitality Hair Salon in Lozells was the place where the no 1 R&B female teenage group Destiny's Child were promoting Proline Hair Products and signing copies of their CD's with children of the Lozells community. 100's of people shared the exclusive moment having their photo's taken with Desinty's Child. There was a white stretch limousine parked outside of Vitality Hair Salon with fans queuing up and waiting for the fine young ladies to come out. Lozells is not the usual area stars come out to show love and sign posters and CD's, its more likely you will find them in the HMV stores in the City Centre. Destiny's Child wanted to show how much the Lozells Community meant to them. Nearly everybody had their chance to talk to the girls. I experienced that Destiny's Child don't only have beauty on the outside they also have it within. Over the last 12 months I have been bumping into these girls and having short chats but never quite got the opportunity of interviewing them on a professional level well all good things come to those who wait and here they are, I have met my destiny in Birmingham. The interview's 'With Me' Its Destiny's Child ya know those sexy 'No No No' girls Check it out. MD: You have had great success with the first album and two top ten singles, when can be expect the next album to drop? Beyonce: The first album we only wrote and produced on three of the songs, but this album we hope to write and produce on every one of them, we don't exactly know what the album is going to be like because we haven't recorded it yet, but we have started writing and it has some European influence. MD: really how's that? Beyonce: We started writing it over here in the UK. MD: Is there a possible collaboration with a big artist on your new album?. Beyonce: Wyclef, Pras and hopefully Lauryn Hill, but its gonna be hard because she will be on her tour and her new baby she needs to spend time with. MD: At which moment did you deicedes that Destiny's Child had to be a group?. Beyonce: Two of us met in an audition and I met Letoya in elementary school, Latavia met Kelly in elemenatry school, Latavia and I were already in a different group and when she heard Kelly sing she asked her to be in our group. We got all together and 7 years ago my farther start managing us and that's when Destiny's Child became serious. MD: The name of your group sounds very creative, where did it come from?. Latavia: This is a spiritual name, we got it out the bible, Beyonces mother was reading the Bible and when she opened up to or scripture our picture fell out and out our picture in bold face print was the word destiny, at the time we were looking for a name. Destiny was a name we found that a lot of groups used so we called ourselves Destiny's Child which is like a rebirth of destiny, we just wanted a name that was different and represented our music through our name. MD: I heard in the past you entered a talent show where you performed a rap track and it was a disaster can you explain to me why you rapped and you're an R&B group?. Beyonce: The show is off the air now but it used to be a hot show called star search and what they used to have was bands against bands, and teenagers against teenagers and they put us in the R&B category even though we were only 10 and 1, the judges also told us that we were in the Hip Hop category, so we rapped and we lost and it was shameful because the judges looked at us as if to say 'what are y'all doing?' MD: So how did you get signed to Columbia? Latavia: We was in the recording company and we was walking around and we say him 'oh god it's Wyclef' and he asked us to show him what we was all about so we sang Amazing Grace and then we ended up singin on his song 'Stayin Alive' remix. Beyonce: Wyclef was a blessing because we were still looking for that one song to release 'No No No' and he gave us the remix. MD: The single blew up here in the UK, and I know you visit here quite a lot what do you think of the UK?. Beyonce: We haven't got to see much because we are always working. It's quite hard to appreciate, we know it's a wonderful place. MD: Do the English fans react different to the Americans when you're performing on stage? Beyonce: They are a lot more loyal. Latavia: When they're your fans they're your fans, regardless if we have a song they don't like, with the Americans they tell you straight we aint feelin' you. Even when we was in Germany they couldn't understand what we were saying but they were still dancing. As far people in America if they haven't heard your songs they don't dance, if they understand it they still don't dance, in Holland they don't understand but they still show us love. Kelly: We do the same thing the Supremes did they didn't just perform for you they put their heart and soul also get the audience to participate. MD: So hows the tour going? Beyonce: We're doing the European tour with 112, we did a show in Manchester and that was OK but we know Birmingham's gonna be off the hook. MD: I hear you have worked with Birmingham's very own Matthew Marsden what was he like?. Beyonce: He was great (smiles) the record companies approached us, and suggested we do the song and were fine with that. MD: Do you have partners DC: No Beyonce: I do MD: What type of guy is he? Beyonce: He is somebody that don't really care that I'm in Destiny's Child he just like me for me, he doesn't show off and he ain't all about the money and he has a lot of respect for God and for me as a woman. MD: You all seem very spiritual do you still go to church?. Beyonce: We all go every Sunday no matter where we at Latavia: We like to thank everyone in Birmingham for supporting Destiny's Child we love y'all and make god continue to bless everyone of y'all. Destiny's Child have got it goin' big time, with the surroundings of the refugee allstars, having 3 top ten singles and the recent winning of a lady of soul awards at a tender age of 17, things can only get better. Return to Press Release section Copyright 1999, Street Cred Magazine (II Time Publishing) |