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A change is as good as a rest, especially if you're Nelly Furtado's image! (And golly doesn't she find that idea EXCEPTIONALLY funny...)

TOTP: People are talking about your sexy new image? Isn't that like saying you used to be... less sexy?
Nelly: Nah I'm taking it as a compliment. I'm not being apologetic about it. I'm a 27-year-old woman and Ha! Ha! I have many sides to me and I think that the fans didn't get to see the sexy side. I recorded the new album in Miami and it's a very sexy city. It's very hot! And I think that the album reflects that. It's body music, and my body is moving in the videos!

TOTP: So when the dark moody album comes out, it's cardigan time?
Nelly: I think I did that on my last album. Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Some parts of Folklore were dark and insular so I wore a lot of jackets and things. And I was pregnant for nine months, and then I breastfed for two years, so I put on a bit of weight. I guess that now I'm just back to normal and happy... to be wearing tight clothes. Ha! Ha! Ha!

TOTP: What will you be wearing during your old and eccentric phase?
Nelly: I don't know. I think the classic look for me is the Adidas shell toes, the jeans, the tank top, the hooped earrings and the hair pulled back. I don't know that would suit me now though. But I like the gowns that you get to wear at award shows. All that fancy couture. I love all that.
TOTP: And great for just kicking around the house...
Nelly: Like the Queen?
The Queen

TOTP: Sure. Anyway, how would you style someone like the Pussycat Dolls?
Nelly: They're clothes are like where they come from. Their look is from the tradition of Burlesque and stripping so they wear a lot of leggings, short shorts, tights. It kind of suits what they do, but it would be fun if they really glammed it out though for one video and they were dressed up like Queens. Girls like to see girls dressed up like princesses occasionally. Guys don't really care, they just want to get the clothes off. Ha! Ha! Ha!
Lee Ryan

TOTP: Now, this is a band called Boy Kill Boy, we're liking the outfits, but we're not sure about the hair. Are you sure about the hair?
Nelly: Erm. [Points to bloke left of centre] I like his hair. It's very '80s. With the eyeliner. The other guy looks like sideburns or something. Maybe it works for the music they're doing.
Boy Kill Boy

TOTP: OK, the opposite end of the scale is Mike Skinner here...
Nelly: The Streets? Yeah I like shaved heads. Shaved heads always look good on a man. Even if it's an ugly shaved head.
The Streets

TOTP: Which brings us onto Chris Martin...
Nelly: Chris! He's got long hair there! I think he looks younger with the short hair. I like the longer hair. It's shaggy.
Coldplay

TOTP: Great! And now, this.
Nelly: Aw look at that. Look at that booty! Work it! Work what your mamma gave ya! I think this was in the NME. I think they said I was doing a Fred Durst impression when I did this. This is performance art. I watch a lot of modern dance. Ha! Ha! Ha!
Nelly's Bum


Nelly's all over her official site. Go look!

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Interview by: Tae M
02/06/2006

 
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