Selena Gomez Opens Up About Finding Her Own Identity

You've said that this album is your most honest album. So why do you think so? Because I started so young, there's a huge part of me that didn't get a chance to develop my identity in a normal setting. So when I was working with Disney, it was the best time of my life. And I had a great time. I have nothing but good things to say, but it was a bit more controlled. There were certain things that I was, you know, kind of had to do and not maybe go into, like figuring out what my sound would be. So I've constantly been trying to make my music better and better because, you know, I know that people may not think I'm the greatest singer, but I just worked my ass off. And I love, I really love writing and creating and creating melodies and growing. And I felt like this was my chance to say all the things that I wanted to say and in that way, which was talking about relationships and talking about difficult times or being vulnerable or being stuck in your head. Cause you know, I can do that a lot and, but I wanted it to feel good. You know, I wanted it to feel like every word mattered and you could feel it physically. And I'm still in the studio actually now because I feel like it's inspired me and I just want to keep going. It's a creative time, yeah. Isn't that funny? You make an album, that always happens to me too. I make an album and then I'm all, and then after I'm releasing it, like right while I'm doing it, I'm doing another one. It always happens. I'm like, I don't, I don't. But I want to point something out because doing the voice especially has been really interesting because a lot of people always think, cause you said, oh, I know people might not say I'm the best singer. The best singer in the world, talking to everyone in the world right now, is not the loudest and is not the, you know, oh my God, you have to sing like Whitney Houston every time you get it. The best singers in the world move you. And that comes from all different sounds and styles. So like from a singer to a singer, it's beautiful what you do. And I love your record and I love big, huge songs, but I love singing your music. It means something and it moves people. So don't ever negate your gift cause it's powerful. So that's what I want to say.