CosmoGIRL! April 2005

CosmoGIRL! April 2005

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    If actions speak louder than words, Jennifer Lopez is screaming to the world
    that she's not who you think she is. Now she's ready for you to get to know
    the side of her that's really her-and that no one's seen before. By Jenny Eliscu

    You know how some days, after a long week of
    being "on" at school and at parties with your friends, you
    just want to be alone in your room with your music, where you
    can let go and truly be yourself? Well, that's where Jennifer
    Lopez is right now. After years of hitting the clubs with Diddy,
    strutting the red carpets with Ben, and making headlines for
    everything from her hot videos to her not-always-hot movies,
    Jennifer Lopez is ready to ditch her party-girl persona,
    slip into a pair of sweats, cuddle up on the couch with her
    husband, Marc Anthony, and be real.

    And as the title of her new album, Rebirth, indicates,
    she's starting over. For the first time in her life, the singeractress-
    dancer-entrepreneur isn't reinventing herself: She's
    come full circle, back to the person she was before fame
    and scrutiny from strangers ever entered the picture.

    See, Jennifer Lopez has always been a dreamer, a hard
    worker, and an achiever. And deep inside, she's still the
    girl who grew up taking comfort in everyday moments:
    stuff like hanging out with one best friend, going to track
    practice, and trading secrets with her sisters.

    But after all the fame and mayhem made her seem larger
    than life, the 35-year-old, who will hit the big screen in Monsterin-
    Law this May, has ultimately realized that she doesn't
    have to prove anything to anyone. So she's returned to that
    real girl who goes by her real name-not J.Lo or Jenny From
    the Block. She married a fellow Latino, who keeps it real
    with the cultural background she takes so much pride in.
    And while she doesn't get to see her sisters as much as
    she'd like to, family is still the dearest thing to her heart.

    Lounging backstage at MTV's TRL, Jennifer reveals the
    side of her the tabloids always overlook-the softer, more
    spiritual side. And while she may be returning to her roots,
    she's picked up a key lesson along her bumpy journey. "We all
    make mistakes," she says. "The key is to learn from them."

    CosmoGIRL!: How was making your new record,
    Rebirth, different from making the previous ones?
    Jennifer Lopez: I was in a different place and much more
    focused. This time, I was really specific about what I wanted
    to be doing. I only recorded 11 or 12 songs, and that was
    it. I decided to call the album Rebirth because I'd taken a
    long six-month vacation-it was my first in years-and at
    the end I was ready to go back into the studio and start
    over. I just felt like it was a new day.

    CG!: The songs are a lot different from what we
    expected. There's stuff on there that sounds very
    moody. What vibe were you looking for?
    JL: I was looking for a fresh sound-me, but with more of
    a funk element, more horns, more heavy drums. You know,
    the kind of stuff that really gets to your bones when you hear
    it, like an old James Brown record. James Brown obviously
    wasn't my era, but my parents listened
    to him. The thread that holds everything
    together is that all of the songs
    have some kind of nostalgia.

    CG!: We love the song and video
    you recorded with Fat Joe, "Hold
    You Down." Are the lyrics really
    about your friendship with him?
    JL: Yeah, we go way back. He was on
    my first album, and that's when we
    really hooked up. That was back when
    everybody thought, Oh, she's just an
    actress who wants to make a record.
    But Fat Joe got down with me purely
    because I was Puerto Rican and from
    the Bronx. Just to rep for Latinos. Our
    relationship has grown over the years
    and we've become like familia-real family. If he calls me
    and needs my help, I'll do it if I can, and same way with
    him. So the song is like a love song, but it's our friendship
    song. It's about what we really mean to each other. That's
    why that song is so special, of all the songs on the album.

    CG!: That's sweet! Do you have any girlfriends
    who are close to you like that?
    JL: Absolutely! My sisters, Lynda and Leslie, and I are
    very close, although we don't see each other as much as
    we'd like. My best friend is someone I've known since the
    second grade, and she's actually traveling with me now. In
    this business, because you travel so much and your life is
    so abnormal, you have to have friends who are down for
    you like that. There's no routine, there's no chance to see
    your friends or hang out all the time, so you need to rely
    on people who are okay with you even if you haven't
    called them in three weeks-or three months! That's sometimes
    what it gets like in this business. It can get really lonely
    when you're out on the road all the time working in this
    grind. You have to have people who you know will always be
    there for you no matter what.

    CG!: If somebody told you that you had to choose
    to be only one thing-an actress or a singer or a
    dancer-for the rest of your life…
    JL: I'd be like, "Why?!"

    CG!: But could you choose?
    JL: I don't think I could. I'd be miserable. All of the
    things I do come from this need I have to be creative, and
    I just try to do the things that make me happy and help
    me grow. It's not something you're choosing to do: It's
    something you have to do, want to do, and really need to
    get better at all the time. And that's how I feel about singing
    and acting and creating fashion and everything I do.
    It just lives inside me.

    CG!: Are there other ways-besides music-that
    you get stuff off your chest, like keeping a journal?
    What do you do when you're having a terrible day?
    JL: Shop! No, actually, when things are really crazy, I
    like to shut down. I don't keep a journal. Maybe I should
    though. I've wanted to so many times, but I never could.
    With me, downtime is about really tr ying to relax. Stopping
    this machine that goes nonstop all the time [points to her
    head] and just relax. That is honestly one of the hardest
    things for me to do. You know how people can just be in
    their house and chill? I can't seem to do that. I'm always
    thinking about a million things I want to be doing.

    CG!: Who are your role models?
    JL: The women in my family are all ver y strong. Our family
    is very matriarchal. The women run stuff. I had a lot of
    great role models who were working women, especially my
    mom and my aunts and my grandma. One of the things
    they taught all of us-because there are a ton of girls in
    my family, no boys-was just to be independent and stand
    on our own. Don't be one of those people who's like, "Oh,
    I'm going to be with this person and they're going to take
    care of everything." My mother was like, "Never depend on
    anyone. Be self-sufficient because you can do whatever you
    want to do." It was very motivational. And now, I can live on
    my own, stand on my own. I don't need anyone to help me
    live. I am an independent woman in that sense.

    CG!: So what were you like as a teenager?
    JL: I was kind of the same as I am now! I was very
    focused on dance class and sports. I wasn't a big hangerouter.
    I had my one girlfriend who always came over, or I
    went to her house. We always had something going on.
    I was very into tennis and track and field, and I'd go to
    practice every day and to the meets on the weekend.

    CG!: Since then you've had a lot of experience with
    the kind of gossipy mean girls who are in every
    high school. How can girls deal with that?
    JL: People's words affect you only as much as you let
    them. You know who you are. Focus on that. Other people
    will see that eventually. That's how I operate. People write
    things, say things, and they can be cruel and mean and
    just plain lie. Straight lie. I can't go out there and say,
    "They're lying, they're lying, please believe that they're
    lying!" every time it happens. But I have to believe in my
    heart-and this is what keeps me sane-that at the end
    of the day, my real personality is going to come through. I
    want people to see who I really am. My actions are going
    to speak for themselves. My work is going to speak for
    itself. My intentions are going to speak for themselves. So
    I don't let their words affect me, even though they can hurt
    sometimes. I refuse to let somebody else's negativity have
    a part in the way I feel about my life. --- END

    DEAR JENNIFER; In the spirit of CG! sisterhood, Jennifer answers your questions about getting over regrets-and getting a great body!

    Q: The girls and guys at my school make fun of
    me because I'm overweight. I'm miserable. Do
    you have advice that might help me deal?
    -Chelsea, 16
    Jennifer Lopez: Be yourself. Everyone goes
    through times when they're picked on or teased,
    myself included. But the good news is, you grow
    up! If it gets to be too much, ask your parents or
    an adult you can confi de in for guidance.

    Q: Do you ever pray, and what for?
    -Cecily, 16
    JL: Yes, I pray. All the time. I pray for peace
    and guidance, and to always keep my feet on
    the ground and be a good person. Those are the
    things I always want to keep sight of because
    of the way my life is. Most of the time when I
    pray, I'm just lying down in bed. But sometimes
    I'll kneel. Sometimes, when you need it more,
    you have to.

    Q: You have the most perfect body! Do you pig
    out, or do you always eat right and exercise?
    -Isabel, 17
    JL: Thanks for the compliment, but I don't have
    the most perfect body. No one does. But I'm
    happy with the way I look. I do pig out sometimes,
    but mostly I try to eat right. And yes, I
    work out-a lot!

    Q: What is your biggest regret?
    -Johanna, 17
    JL: I don't regret anything I've done. I believe that
    everything happens for a reason. Anything that's
    happened to me, good or bad, has made me a stronger,
    smarter woman today.

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      May 19, 2008#2

      great..article..SHe..gives..good..advice

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        May 19, 2008#3

        These are the pages I already converted *only the last page is still missing*
        And a HUGE thank you to LovelyLopez for donating these scans



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          May 19, 2008#4

          I didn't have time to post scans so thanks for those!
          I love the Rebirth outtake

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            May 19, 2008#5

            wow, thx for the article and pics! loving them!

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              May 20, 2008#6

              No problem guys !

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                May 20, 2008#7

                Thanks for the article and pics.

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                  May 21, 2008#8

                  awesome scans Thanks !!

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                    May 21, 2008#9

                    i love that photo she looks so pretty

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                      May 22, 2008#10

                      Nice article.Thank u.

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                        May 24, 2008#11

                        Thanks!

                        If I were her and they asked me for my biggest regret it would be the clear stripper heels...
                        Twitter: @timmylovesjlo

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                          May 24, 2008#12

                          NO! Those are awesome haha

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                            Jun 13, 2008#13

                            No way Timmy those were her THING!

                            I love this interview.

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                              Jun 13, 2008#14

                              Thanks!!!

                              I love the pics and the interview!!

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                                Jun 13, 2008#15

                                fantastic. thanks
                                Who's her best friend? does anyone have a pic of her?

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                                  Jun 17, 2008#16

                                  Isn't her best friend Leah ??

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                                    Jun 17, 2008#17

                                    No, her best friends are girls she's known forever from before she was famous.

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                                      Jun 17, 2008#18

                                      So,anyone has a pic of them ?

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                                        Jul 15, 2008#19

                                        Wow! She looks amazing on the 2nd scan.

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                                          Sep 04, 2013#20

                                          someone can scan much better the imagens

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                                            May 30, 2016#21

                                            thank u for posting