FKA Twigs will "throw up on herself" if she is described as "quirky" again.

Singer FKA Twigs felt "sucked dry" when she worked as a backing dancer for the likes of Jessie J and Kylie Minogue because she was hired for her unconventional appearance and no longer wants to be made to feel "uncomfortable".

FKA Twigs hates being described as "quirky" and always felt "uncomfortable" as a backing dancer.

She said: "I was the 'quirky and androgynous' girl. If anyone says I'm quirky ever again, I'll throw up on myself.

"I guess I just felt really disconnected from myself. You're making someone else's dream happen by selling yourself and them boxing you into the 'alternative kooky dancer' role. You just feel a bit sucked dry.

"I think that's why I'm so determined in what I'm doing. It's why I'll never be made to feel uncomfortable again. I spent so many years feeling uncomfortable, but at the same time, I earned a lot."

The 'Video Girl' hitmaker also admitted to feeling "frustrated" at being described as an R'n'B artist.

She told Q magazine: "I started singing in punk bands and through my teens I barely listened to any R'n'B music. I just listened to 80s punk and electronic music.

"So I'm pinned to a genre I feel pretty ignorant about and that's frustrating.

"I've been working on some new music and I've found a way of basically making my own punk music which fits my voice."


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