Kesha reveals how difficult it was spending nine years in litigation fighting for the rights to her voice, her face, and herself back after signing a record deal at 18. She says that during the litigation, she’d go on tour and perform hit songs, but it was really difficult and lonely because of the anxiety and fear she was living with, saying it felt like she was being punished.
“I got found when i was 17 and i signed the record deal at 18 years old. And this record deal signed away the rights to my voice and likeness in perpetuity in the universe. It’s such a weird concept that somebody else can own something that’s coming from inside of my body, like that’s so weird spiritually speaking. And to really be fighting for the rights to my own voice, and my own face, to myself. Like what are we talking about for it to go on and on, nine years is a long time. And there was a lot of support and that support carried me through. Like one tweet could carry me through for months. Like one stranger on Twitter that I should not be on Twitter, but I was and I saw them and like that would carry me for a really long time. It was hard. in this litigation I would go out on tour and I would sing the hit songs and I tried but it was really difficult, complicated, really confusing for me, even like the emotions were so complicated. I was so lonely in how anxious I was and how much fear I had because we're told to speak up and stand up for ourselves and say something, you know, and I felt like why am I getting like punished”
@y2kpopart I love how there’s a barricade in front, and not one person up close lol. Also lighting is important. Looks like some weird setup in a banquet hall.
@kaxishk Never understood the appeal, she always seemed like a shit person to me. Lackluster voice and music. She didn’t deserve to be as big as she got. But I guess people are finally catching on after her failures lately.
@PopClocked The hate this girl getting feels programmed lol. Maybe she didn’t take a “deal.” I don’t know but people are slamming her name through the dirt.
@VeryRuthlesss@PopBase Oh Boo hoo. She knew the price of fame. You can’t have the fame and fortune without the cameras in your face. Every job has it’s drawbacks. Doesn’t help that she dresses like a clown, garnering her more attention. GTFO of the industry already.
@PopBase she's been loudly and publicly setting boundaries since she blew up and she's not softening that stance for anyone. the discomfort of being filmed when you don't want to be is exactly the point she's making by filming back.
Quite sad