Mary J. Blige knows a colleague who tells the truth when he sees it.
The R&B superstar opened up on People recently regarding Flavor Flav's comments comparing her to Taylor Swift, in the sense that they both write about relatable life experiences. “I mean, I love Taylor Swift. She's singing about what's going on in her life,” Blige said. “It's kind of like that because it definitely gives you a piece of the relationship in a minute and whatever it's about. And that's just her treatment. That's just her way of expressing herself through her song and people relate.”
He added: “It's definitely the same thing. I use my music as therapy and a way to escape, or a way to express myself and just say how I feel. What else are we going to do?'
Earlier this year, during an interview with HOT 97's Evros in the morning, Flav compared the two singers. “She writes a lot about her, you know, experiences in her life. Just like Mary J. Blige — you know what I'm saying?' shared the Public Enemy star.
Flav has been open about his love for Swift over the past year, sharing in the same interview how he became the “King Swiftie” of the fandom. “It started because I had a girl who lives in Detroit and her kids wanted to go to the Eras tour concert. So my manager got in touch with Taylor Swift's people and they booked me some tickets and passes,” he said. “When we went on stage where I was supposed to be, a lot of these fans were coming up to me — these young guys, man, I'm surprised they even knew who I was! — and they start giving me these friendship bracelets. Next thing you know, I have friendship bracelets all up and down my arm. We sold bracelets and everything! Her fans hugged me and I hugged them back.”
He continued, “Well, I went home and started really listening to Taylor. I listen to her music and I'm like, 'Yo, this girl is dope!'”
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