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Friday, November 21, 2008, 20:34
For years, the Irreplaceable star has used Sasha, a name her cousin came up with, as her on-stage persona, who allows her to be bolder and more confident to her real-life self.
"I still have the values I grew up with. But when I'm performing, I'm able to be whoever I want to be," she says in the latest issue of Gotham magazine.
"I have Sasha, and it's kind of like a character, but I leave it on the stage. And I don't walk around being over the top, the way I am on stage. It's just a part of my artistic expression."
But Beyonce has revealed that she often uses Sasha for other aspects of her life too.
"I've learned to use Sasha for other things," she continues.
"Sometimes I have to be strong in meetings or in my everyday life. And I've learned how to use that side of my personality and merge the two. Definitely, when I was younger, I was very sheltered. I never tried drugs. I was never out at clubs. I didn't have boyfriends."
The 27-year-old adds: "So I kind of used Sasha to separate my sexual freedom on stage from my everyday life. And I still use Sasha to protect me."
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