One of our favorite industry newcomers, Elle Varner has nabbed yet another magazine cover. The songstress has covers the December/January issue of VibeVixen magazine showing off her Perfectly Imperfect style and beauty and she hits the mark once more. Fusing her ‘goodgirl‘ and a bit ‘naughty’ persona, the Refill singer combines bold and chunky gold jewelry accents with a bold purple lipstick, fashionable “nerd shades” a diva cartoon silhouette dress and sexy bun to pull the whole look together.
In the mag, Elle talks about her recent music success since her first debut album “Perfectly Imperfect” and how the industry is the one thing she has no control over.
” I’m in such a new place. I’ve always been in control—where I was going, what I was doing, where I was gonna go to school—and with this career, there is no control.”
The singer also talks about being a perfectionist when it comes to her music, dating, and gives a sneak peek on what fans can expect on her new album. Check out a few excerpts and pics from her spread below:
On Her Comfortablility With Fame:
I’m more comfortable with my choices. The more I step into Elle Varner as an artist, I’m more comfortable with what I want or what I feel like I want because that’s really what being an artist is. Playing into what you think people want you to be, that’s not an artist. It is scary, but that’s why the greatest ones are the one that take the risk and just be whatever they want.
On The Reaction Of Fame From Fans:
It’s nuts [laughs]. I feel, honestly, that you have to constantly remind yourself that you are just like everyone else because everyone is treating you like you’re not. People are making you their savior, their role model, their idol. People actually love you, and it’s crazy. They’re like, ‘Don’t change’ [laughs] but you have to in a way. There’s no way not to. But you still want to keep the part of you that is pure.
On Whether She’s Changed Post Music Success And Celebrity Fame:
Being a little bit more serious. That’s something I’m starting to embrace a little bit more. When I am serious, I get so much accomplished. There’s so much room for me to grow as an artist. Maybe some of my sounds are R&B, maybe some of my songs are folk, maybe they’re just songs and there is no name for what it is. I embrace it because I think there is a new wave of R&B that, in a way, is not even R&B; there’s just nothing else to really call it. But you have artists like Frank Ocean, Miguel, myself—it’s not mainstream R&B.
On Dating:
For me, dating is like a really different thing. I have to look at everybody and say, ‘Why are you here? It’s kind of messed up, but it’s true. I know what it’s like on the other side. I’m literally meeting people that just completely overlooked me and now they think that they’re just meeting me for the first time.
Head over to VibeVixen to read the full interview.