Jazmine Sullivan Reveals Why She Took a Break From Music: “I Was Going Through A Tough Time In Life.”
Jazmine Sullivan brought us hits like “Need You Bad” and “Bust Your Windows” from her debut album, Fearless, then took a break from the limelight following her 2010 sophomore album, Love Me Back.
She recently sat down with ESSENCE.com where she opened up about her hiatus from the music scene. Although some believed that her break was due to her second album not selling well, she says that wasn’t the case:
People thought that I stopped because my second album didn’t sell as well. That wasn’t true. I was going through a tough time in life. I was in a relationship, it was not good and it kinda took all my focus from everything.
Describing the relationship as her first real one, she says that it had become unhealthy and “got horrible and difficult.” Her reaction to the situation was to isolate herself from everything she loved – music included:
When things are bad, they just take up all of your energy. You can’t really see straight. Once I got out of it, I realized that I had stopped doing something that I’d wanted to do all my life. Something that I had been working to do all my life. I realized that I had lost myself. That should have been the last thing I stopped—my music—because I love it.
The songstress attributes her faith and family in helping her find her way back: “God and my family got my mind right,” she said. And also shared that she’s surprised with the public’s anticipation of her comeback. “Other artists can come in and take your place when you’re not there to fill it.. I’m glad to see that I still have a spot.”
Jazmine has a single out – titled “Dumb,” with Meek Mill - and her new album, Reality Show, is expected later this year.
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