Rihanna was scared of blending in

Rihanna has been talking about why she changed her image and sound so much from when she first appeared on the music scene (remember Pon de Reply anyone?) - because she was worried she would blend in.

She said, "I had a ridiculous schedule. It was kind of unfair. But I kept going. I was focusing on getting people to respect me as an artist, making my stamp in the industry."

Rihanna explained, "I wasn't 100% or even 75% in control of my image or my sound. I said, 'If you guys keep this perfect image of me, people will never notice me'. I kind of blended in. It was safe, the blonde, curly hair. It was a formula. I didn't want to be like all the other artists. I wanted to stand out."

She added, "And the only way I could do that was by taking charge of my image and sound. And it worked. Good Girl Gone Bad was a big turning point for me."

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