Miss Jill Scott Performed at Radio City Music Hall last night! I’ve been listening to her last album heavily and I can’t wait for her newest. Here’s what she told Metro about her latest projects:
“When I’m behind the mic, I try to sing each song as though it were a separate personality,” she admits during a break from her tour. (She performs at Radio City Music Hall tonight.) “Because to me, it’s like acting,” she adds. Before releasing her first album, Scott toured with the Canadian company of the Broadway production of “Rent.” “The brazen, sassy woman on ‘The Real Thing’ track is not really me; she’s a character,” she says.
In addition to creating characters in the studio, Scott has also been flipping personas in front of the camera. This year, Scott, who recently slimmed down, had the opportunity to portray blues woman Big Mama Thornton in the film “Hounddog,” a small role where she plays opposite Dakota Fanning. But it’s her first starring role in the new Tyler Perry project “Why Did I Get Married?” that has her most excited. “I believed in that film so much; I took time off from recording my album just
to be in it,” she says. Scott, playing the part of an abused housewife with a horrible husband, co-stars with Janet Jackson and former “New York Undercover” hunk Malik Yoba. “I’m not good at doing five or 10 things at one time. Whatever project I’m working on, that becomes my main focus.”
Unfortunately “Hounddog” did so poorly, I don’t think anyone really got to see Jill. Maybe in Tyler’s new movie we can see her shine!
