Post by cjravenfan91 on Jan 8, 2010 8:06:42 GMT 8
Christina Aguilera credits her son with inspiring her new album, insisting motherhood has completely changed her musical style.
The singer's fourth album, "Biopic," hits stores in March - and Aguilera warns fans to expect a different sound from her previous recordings.
Aguilera, who gave birth to son Max in February 2007, explains, "I had a really hard time being light before. I'd get a little weird about it being too clichéd. My first record was very clichéd pop - what everyone else wanted.
"Stripped was inspired by a lot of pain and Back to Basics still had some sort of relation to my past.
"My new one is just about the future - my son in my life, motivating me to want to play and have fun."
But she insists she's not yet ready to retire her raunchy stage outfits - even though she's now a mother.
Aguilera adds, "As far as motherhood affecting me creatively goes - like, 'I shouldn't be wearing that because I'm a mom' - it hasn't. That wouldn't be fair to me.
"It's important to keep a strong sense of yourself when you're a mom. You're still you."
Published on: January 06 2010 at 01:31 PM
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