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FKA twigs has opened up about the press intrusion she's faced since starting to date Twilight star Robert Pattinson, saying, "I can't begin to explain how awful it is."
The singer, whose debut album LP1 was nominated for a Mercury, was content to remain a left-field, cult musician until her romance with Pattinson catapulted her into the world of intrusive paparazzi.
Speaking to The New York Times, twigs, whose real name is Tahliah Barnett, said, "It’s really hard — I can’t begin to explain how awful it is. It makes you want to just stop everything sometimes. It makes you want to smash your face into the mirror."
Watch the vivid, disturbing video for 'Glass & Patron' below
The singer has also been the subject of racist abuse - an issue she spoke about on Twitter, and tackled once again with the NYT: "It's relentless. There’s no amount of songs I can sing or dances I can dance that will prove to them I’m not a monkey." She continued, "I didn’t see my life going this way at all. But it’s worth it. I’m so happy."
FKA twigs' new single, 'Glass & Patron', the video for which she also directed, is part of a new EP which will be released later this year.
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