Jazmine Sullivan On Starting Therapy And Making Epic Music Through Heartbreak And Sisterhood

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Heaux Tales she continues to channel her pain and anger into a fiery brand of vocal magic.“I don’t want to believe that I’m my best when I’m heartbroken, but a lot of inspiration does come from heartbreak.

And it hits a different way if you are going through things personally. Especially if that’s what you like to write about—and I do write a lot of heartbreak songs, because I’ve been in a lot of bad relationships that just gave me material,” she told Issa Rae during their interview for ESSENCE’s July/August issue cover story.

The material became our 2021 hymnal when the label nudged the vocalist to release some of her inspiration to the masses. “Then there’s when the label says, “B–ch, it’s been six years.