Rihanna covers the British edition of Elle Magazine for its April 2013 issue.
Inside the issue, Rihanna confirms the obvious in that she’s dating Chris Brown and she intends to continue the abuse cycle for a third generation by having kids (she doesn’t specify having kids with Brown, who beat her half to death in 2009, but she wants kids soon enough that it’s a safe assumption).
On her new single: “Stay [her new single] is a story about having love that close and wanting it to last forever. You don’t have that feeling with everybody so when you have it you don’t want to let go of it. I would definitely say that he [Chris Brown] is the one I have that kind of relationship with.”
On the next five years: “I will probably have a kid. And I’m praying I can go on vacation for a good month. And I’ll have set some things up so I don’t have to tour for the rest of my life, even though I love touring. I want health and happiness in five years. I want to be healthy and happy.”
On her relationship with Chris Brown: “Now that we’re adults we can do this right. We got a fresh start and I’m thankful for that. Right now that’s just what we want, a great friendship that’s unbreakable.”
On her addiction to Instagram: “Well I Instagram everything about my life, whether it’s smoking pot, in a strip club, reading a Bible verse… how crazy, I know! …or hanging out with my best friend, who happens to be Chris. Everybody wanted to know what was happening in my life. Is she a drug addict? No. Is she an alcoholic? No. Is she a victim? No. That’s when I got the gun [tattoo]. It was a symbol of strength. I’ll never be a victim. That’s why I’m posting pictures of myself smoking pot, to tell the truth about myself. I’ve got so much to think about, why bring all this extra s**t by being dishonest?”
On her mother: “I’m not afraid of any person in this world but my mother. I’m terrified of her! She called me two days ago and reeled me in about two naked pictures Melissa [her best friend] put up on Instagram – a sneak-peek from a photo book she’s making about me. My mom, she went crazy on me. I was like embarrassed. I felt like I got my ass whupped in front of my class in school! She said, “This was like a private moment and you’re just parading this around.” She humbled the f**k out of me.” - via British Elle.
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