There can only be one Queen Bey.

And my music is always such a release of what I feel inside, an impulse.

The greatest benefit of being a solo performer is that it is seriously frightening, but at the same time very empowering. It's just you and the audience. All the weight is on you to deliver the songs.

I feel like I am alone when I am in the presence of those I love. It is so freeing and comfortable, you become one with them.

There can only be one Queen Bey.

The word "theatrical" makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera, I believe the act of singing and performing should always be honest, raw, guttural.

No matter what you do, if there's something you're afraid of, you need to break through it.