Why Willow Smith Takes A “Year” Off Music After “Whip My Hair”
Willow Smith almost called it quits being a musician.
In an interview with NME On Friday, December 3, the 21-year-old singer shared that after her mega-hit single “Whip My Hair” in 2010, she felt like she was “completely devoted to music”.
After the song’s release, Willow took a break from all music-related things to see if she really wanted to still be a musician. NME, “I haven’t made music in a whole year, which is crazy for me.”
“I wanted to do other things to figure out if music was the real deal. But it stuck, man. It’s not going away,” she explained. “Like the music is saying” I’m in your mind and heart; Your forever roommate. You can write books if you want, but that’s not your main business. You won’t leave me. behind and is an author. ‘”