Willow, 14, and Jaden Smith, 16, gave an interview to Billboard magazine to promote their latest music, released via Soundcloud. Willow’s Soundcloud music is here and Jaden’s Soundcloud is here. As I mentioned in a recent story on these two, their music has really evolved, particularly Willow’s, and they’re obviously working with some good producers. I was impressed with some of the tracks I heard from Willow, who seems to be going by “Willough” now professionally. Willough has a kind of r&b electronica vibe.
These two have also become better at giving interviews. They still talk about metaphysical concepts, but they don’t sound as nonsensical as they have in the past. They’re growing up. Here’s some of what they told Billboard with more at the source:
Jaden on his music
Everything that I talk about in my music is pretty much just trying to evolve consciousness in the world and help everything become better and brighter. I’ve never written out my lyrics before, I just go in and freestyle and say what’s on the top of my mind.Willow on her music
I don’t like having any effects on my voice, I feel like putting a lot of Auto-Tune on it really covers up the essence of you and is like putting a cloud over real true emotion.Willow on shaving her head
Shaving my hair made my inner light grow and shine even more. I really like who I’m evolving to be.Willow on her fashion sense
High-fashion nomad. I could literally climb a mountain and survive a couple nights in nature. That’s a requirement for my clothes because one day I was on the freeway and I saw a mountain, so I literally just pulled over and climbed it. If you’re an artist, the way you dress also gives people a vibe of how your music is and your personality.Jaden on his fashion: “Einstein uniform”
Einstein didn’t really like to change clothes because he had too much other stuff to worry about and I’m the same. All black is pretty much my go-to look. If somebody is just wearing something for the blogs, that’s really sad because they’re not living for themselves, versus someone wearing a kimono who’s having an awesome time. I really look to see, do you care more about what other people think, or are you having fun?Jaden wants to look like “Batman and Robin”
People have ideals and they have a certain thing that they expect because of growing up in a certain society and I’m just trying to break those ideals. Fabrics definitely inspire me and superhero comic book characters inspire my clothes. That’s why I like to wear long drapey things because I want to look like Batman and Robin. I want to hit the polarities of life, show people that there’s a duality; there’s two sides to everything.Willow is inspired by nature
When the sun goes down, when the song comes up. When I’m in nature. When I’m just by myself and walking around and just looking at the world happening around me, those are the moments that really inspire me.
After that last quote Jaden sounds like a teenager trying to describe overwhelming emotions. She said that when she’s crying or sad, or joyful or happy, she says to herself “this is the beauty of life.” It’s a bit poetic. Both Jaden and Willow have grown up in the public eye, and now we’re seeing them mature a bit. They still sound silly, but they’re still just kids. I wish their parents would let them be kids instead of seeing them as adults responsible for themselves.
Willow is shown performing in December, 2014. Willow and Jaden are shown in January, 2014. Credit: WENN.com
The world is all, like, totally interconnected in this huge, beautiful space-time continuum, man.
*exhales*
Don’t forget to flip your weave.
These kids need to be educated.
I so want to high-five you for that!
Ty. That alone was worth the visit to Celebitchy tonight. LOL!
They still sound stupid
that’s what happens when you’re raised in a cult. you think you’re so enlightened and have access to deep truth and knowledge, but really you’re just a moron who has no idea what the world is really about. Cults keep you brainwashed by appealing to your internal narcissism, entitlement, and enhance sense of self-importance
She literally just pulled her car over and climbed a mountain. No food, no tools. Just the clothes off her back. Ok.
They do not sound more mature, they still sound absolutely ridiculous.
Since when does California give driver licenses to fourteen year olds? . I agree ridiculous
Well, Will and Jada have both said they let the kids do what they want, so maybe they let her drive illegally. It wouldn’t surprise me.
yes exactly! Completely delusional
“I really like who I’m evolving to be.” A self-absorbed, delusional, uneducated spouter of half-truths and banalities?
Would we prefer that she be filled with self-loathing?
I didn’t realize those were the only two choices. I would prefer that she not have a public forum for the typical teenage ramblings and straight out lies. And I would prefer her parents insist that she get an education whether she wants to or not.
She should be pals with Kim K who “really likes where her eyebrows are going.”
They sound like toddlers with no impulse control. And also like they smoke a ton of weed. Because every really philosophical person I’ve ever encountered was high as a kite. In real life they end up being jobless or working at a gas station. These two are lucky they have blobs of $$$$$$. They get to be “eccentric”.
Successful kids with their own identities, get along great with their parents, and are talented entertainers….sigh….life isn’t fair! No really….I’m happy for them.
Her climbing mountains quote is cute. I live in Colorado and climb fourteeners (mountains over 14,000 feet high) and you need lots of water and food (you burn calories sooo fast at high elevations), hiking poles and tools depending on the terrain, plenty of layers (it gets cold at the top, even if it’s 75 when you start out) good boots and socks… you can’t just ‘literally pull over and climb a mountain’. Even if it’s not over 14,000 feet you still want everything else, maybe just a few less layers. She should come climb a mountain with me for real, I’ll show her what’s up. As far as climbing a mountain and surviving for a few days just because of what’s she’s wearing – ha! Watch out for hypothermia, dehydration, elevation sickness, starvation, dangerous animals, and sun/wind burns.
Besides that, I think the kids have a lot to learn but they do seem to have more depth than a lot of kids their age who have that much family money. At least they’re thinking about ideas other than their next selfie or high-end clothing purchase.
Will Smith was on Letterman the other day and he was way too laughy-laughy, he seemed like he was high.
Aaaaaaand that’s all I got.
I prefer this to the usual teenage angst, to be honest. The kids sound self-aware (and, yes, a little self-important), but compared to the other teenagers I know who are obsessed with clothes, and selfies and who’s wearing what and doing whom, this is is kind of refreshing.
Yes. The other kinds of teens are unbearable. In my school days I’d be more than happy at finding other kids like these two, even with the nonsense stuff.
+1. Teenagers are annoying as hell, but at least these two seem interested in something outside of social media and materialistic nonsense.
if mom and dad worked at target, only their twitter feed would be punished with this claptrap
Willow and Jaden would make going to Target some sort of metaphysical experience
And they’d still be in school.
As an aside, I wonder if it bothers Jaden that he seems to have his mother’s height genes while his little sister Willow got her Dads?
Their interviews always provide me with a good laugh.
Dude, that’s deep, like a shallow puddle after a light drizzle.
I can’t with these two.
I like her new songs actually, for a 14 year old she is really showing depth in her sound.
Please tell me how you came to the conclusion that these two sound like they are growing up and are more mature? They still sound like two uneducated idiots!
+1
That ‘ain’t no wifey’ belly shirt is really irking me, child you’re 14.
Ya, she’s 14. So what? She’s t-shirting a stance about being an independent young woman. I like it. Actually, I like her.
Pulled over and climbed a mountain. LOL
Honey, don’t be so dramatic. You pulled over a did a little hike up a trail because you had your boots on and comfortable clothes on.
On the other hand, I do agree with her about the younger generation of popstars/celebs, etc., so involved in selfies and getting papped and being styled for anything and everything, tweeting incessantly, attached to their phone. She’s got that right, about that’s not living in the moment and enjoying life and being aware of your surroundings. I agree with her on the autotune.
I’ve climbed up a small mountain (Hamilton Mountain) in a couple hours without bringing snacks and water. It’s the kind of thing you do when you’re young and full of energy. It’s called an adventure.
… you mean the escarpment? My dad fell off that portion of the escarpment (Hamilton) when he was a kid. Went to hide behind a bush and … there was no lane there. lol He’s ok, and still very smart.
I may be out of touch but is there any reason for these kids (or any kid) to have a career in their teens and not go to school? They should be educated,live like normal children and at 18 can do whatever they want to do. It’s not that they are poor and have to drop out of school in order to work.Why rush? I don’t get that Hollywood child thing. They loose their innocence and end up unstable.
I saw some recent photos of Willow on Suri’s Burn Book and she looked so elegant. Her clothes, makeup, jewelry and whole look are fabulous!
I’ll just say that I really love Willow’s music,for the rest they sound like every other teenager in a “philosophical/nature related” phase, except that they have a platform. I’m really glad I didn’t have people interviewing me at that age lol.
I feel like I have been thrown into a mind-blender of Deepak Chopra, Scientology and teen angst. This is a cocktail I don’t want to experience. I know kids this age are looking to explore/express, but these two just seem they like have NO guidance at all. Good luck, kids.
I actually give Willow credit for realizing that she wasn’t ready and backing out of Annie. That movie was made specifically to give her a starring vehicle. She said no to her parents and gave up the opportunity to star in a big movie – her brother certainly wouldn’t have made that call.
Nope, they still sound pretty immature to me.
On a superficial note, I enjoy her fashion sense. And a lot of what Willow says has some kernel of truth or an authentic search for truth in it. What effs all that up and exposes her to justified ridicule are her delusions of a messianic calling that she believes entitles her to skip right past the learning curve of puberty and declare herself done with education, beyond humility, and ready to instruct the masses (adults included) in the True Meaning of Life, You Guys. Maybe one day she’ll look back on this adolescent hubris with appropriate embarrassment. The tragic thing is, she probably won’t. Her parents have done this bright and talented child a disservice worthy of shame and, in some instances, CPS scrutiny.
I agree. And the teenage years are meant for discovering things that most adults already know and thinking you invented it. Getting inspiration from nature, for example. Unfortunately, since she is who she is, we have to hear about it, and since her education has stopped, she probably won’t learn that she still has a few things to learn, and other people might have something to teach her. It’s sad, because, as you said so well, she really has a lot going for her.
“That’s a requirement for my clothes because one day I was on the freeway and I saw a mountain, so I literally just pulled over and climbed it.”
I don’t believe this happened.
Nobody does Tragic. Nobody does.
They don’t have enough talent to be around forever. I’m waiting for them to realize that.
I like imagining that it happened, though. Willow screeches to a halt on the shoulder and abandons her car, which she’s driving illegally since she’s 14, (I’m guessing she’s on the 101 in Calabasas, because I can’t think why she’d be driving on the 210) right there on the side of the freeway. She clambers over the guardrail, slides down the embankment to the street below, opens the gate into someone’s backyard, climbs over their back fence that abuts state-owned land, and SCALES A MOUNTAIN WITHOUT EVEN WATER TO DRINK.
She has a point. You would need high-fashion nomad clothes for that.
Dear Will and Jada,
Please come pick up your children.
That is all.
CB- you’re hearing the hired engineers, not Willow. Think of the path taken by people who really did have remarkable talent and a passion to perform at a young age and compare. Willow is a nice kid, but her dad just bought her a bigger Barbie Playhouse than most. Hopefully she’ll realize this when she’s full grown, and either really work at the craft if that’s her calling (away from daddy and his engineers) or find another path entirely. Poor Jaden seems completely lost. Their parents have really done wrong by those two. How can they ever find their real talents with their parents interfering every step of the way, pushing them and buying them pseudocareers? The parentals at least need to shut down the interviews and social media except for close friends, it just isn’t right to expose these kids this way.