ELLE: There’s a lot of sexual chemistry between you and Christina Aguilera on The Voice. Has anything untoward ever happened between you two?AL: No. No. We’re all good. There’s never been anything other than friendship.
The documentary opens with James Brown singing, “This is a man's world.” It soon cuts to Christina Aguilera belting the same song, and the irony is lost on no one. Women are the top grossers in music in the 21st century, the documentary notes. But women's rock roots go back to the beginnings of the genre.
The catalyst for the film was an exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, which helped the filmmakers decide who should be in the documentary.The show airs this Friday.
"It definitely was really empowering, to get those kinds of dance moves into your body and to feel yourself in that way, to feel comfortable in your own skin."
"Nudity is a very free thing in our home. I don't really put shame on it of feel an weirdness of it. I think when you do, that's when you raise the perverts!"
"When I did the video [Dirrty], and with some of the photo shoots I've done - the first person I called was my mom, because I wanted to make sure she was cool about everything. The first person I want to be proud of me is my mother and she is so great, she's stood behind me for everything! I can't thank her enough for that."
"There is neither a moral or a visual reason. At the end of the day I am a musician, an artist and not a model."
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"Listen, I'm not complaining because this is my dream come true, I don't want to appear ungrateful, but I have to admit that they has been a lot hidden surprises. When I was a kid rehearsing my acceptance speeches in front of the mirror I didn't realize the amount of time you have to spend on airplanes or the schedules you have to work to. I dreamt about the audiences and the applause but I didn't think about the emptiness of room service for one in a hotel room. You know, I can't remember the last time I went out in public. That's sad isn't it? Oh, I know. I do remember, I was at an airport and looking at all these people just walking around on their own, and it suddenly hit me that I don't do that anymore. Anytime I do anything I have to tell someone so they can some with me, but for once I just wanted to be on my own. So I just walked off without even looking over my shoulder. It was great!"
