Beyonce Tackles Fan Confusions About Her Future, Inspirations, and Having Kids…

Beyonce interviewed with Allure Magazine for their February issue on news stands January 26. She discusses her new fragrance and a documentary that she has on the way. The photos are from the her shoot with Michael Thompson in New York City, plus exclusive shots from her 2002 Allure cover story.

Here is more of what she said:

When asked about her new fragrance called Beyoncé Heat, an earthy blend of red vanilla orchid and honey::

“I grew up with my mother walking past, and you could smell the faint scent of her fragrance—it always gave me this sense of comfort. I just thought it was so beautiful that she would walk by and leave her scent.”

When asked about what inspires her music and hit songs that made her famous::

“I know that my niche is anthems, and I think that’s what I’m good at as far as songwriting. Probably the best songs I write are about relationships, and flipping the roles between women and men, and things that women go through. Growing up in a female group and in a hair salon, I have always been passionate about women. I just think we need each other, and the things that inspire me to write songs are things that I think women need to hear. I’m happy to be a voice, one of the many. I’m happy to be, in some way, a role model.”

When asked about her plans for a family::

“I definitely want to have a child,” she says. “But I know from my nephew it’s a lot. I hope that those things will just happen naturally. I still haven’t had time to relax.”

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