Chrisette Michele has been busy promoting her new single, “Strong Black Woman,” and in a recent interview with Billboard, she says it doesn’t seem like the backlash she received for performing at Donald Trump’s Inauguration has hurt her career any.
Check out the excerpt from her interview with Billboard:
What was it like going back on tour after the Inaugural Ball?
I’ve never been as strong as I am now after wrapping my tour in March on behalf of my last album Milestone and also playing 60 cities with two back-to-back musicals [Love Jones the Musical, Married But Single] during that time. I remember being petrified to walk onstage for my very first concert after the inauguration, thinking everybody hates me. But I walked out to uproarious applause. I’d do other shows and I’m like confused as to who exactly is upset with me. Just two weeks ago, I came off a soul cruise [the Capital Jazz SuperCruise XI], performing for several thousand people who were singing my songs and posting pictures. I know there are some folks who are still really upset. But standing up before those audiences then and believing I had something to share is what got me through and what this record is about.
Nine months later, do you have any regrets?
There’s been so many false premises: a lot of people saw the headlines but they didn’t see the actual experience. I also thought I had enough of a track record, that people would know who I was having sung twice for president Barack Obama at the White House, at Democratic conventions and black caucuses. I was incorrect. I also think a lot of people who spoke out [against my performing] like Questlove, somebody with whom I’ve collaborated, were just afraid for me. And I think their fear was warranted. But I also think that part of this was a catalyst for me to learn about other people’s thoughts and experiences. A lot of good conversations happened from this. I don’t know that I ever would have been on CNN, MSNBC or the Breakfast Club [on New York’s Power 105) talking to other people who are devastated about the state of our country. Our pride is being tried right now.
I see she’s still pretentious.
Always.
Girl bye.
She should really just stop talking about this. If she’s still booking shows, that’s a blessing and she needs to be humble because supporting Trump or associating with him in any way is ruining a lot of careers.
Who gives a sh-t? I still don’t f-ck with her and f-ck Donald Trump.
So that means, her album won’t be flopping, right?
Sigh…her personality leaves much to be desired.
Where is her PR person?
So her career is fine but she was dropped by her label, she can take several seats