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FKA Twigs on the cover of 'Paper' magazine, October 2015.

FKA Twigs on the cover of 'Paper' magazine, October 2015.

FKA Twigs is on the cover of the October 2015 'Nowstalgia' issue of Paper magazine, as photographed by Paola Kudacki and styled by Karen Clarkson.

On having a different relationship with her fans than Taylor Swift: "I think Taylor Swift is great, but I wouldn't necessarily think, "Oh my god, I have to be friends with her." When I meet fans, they're quite creative and intelligent, kind, sensitive. Some are old ladies, witch doctors from Louisiana, kids that have just left art school. Gay or lesbian couples, straight middle-aged couples..."

On not wanting to label her fans: "I'm honest, and that comes out. Honest people come in lots of different types and they relate to things that aren't straightforward. I'm happy that people can roll with me, give me a chance, and let me explain my songs through my visuals. But I don't even like calling fans "fans." It's like, [pulls face ] Ugh, fans. [laughs] It's just people that like your music."

On not thinking of herself as radical: "The thing is, I'm not a heavy person. Imagine it's this simple: someone is really good at fixing cars, and you're going to quiz them about how they fix a car. They'd be, like, [mimicking a Dickensian urchin] "Cor, I dunno, really. Me dad taught me this when I was a kid and then I got my first motor when I was 15..." That is literally how it is for me. Which isn't to say I don't take great care over what I do. I know what I'm good at and I know what I need to get better at. But I don't think in terms of a movement."

Click HERE to read the full interview.

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