Doja Cat: "I have thrown fits my whole career because I have been making music that didn’t allow me to have a mental release"

When asked about the juxtaposition between the images in the photo shoot that she did with V Magazine, and the music that she makes, Doja Cat noted that the way she presents herself is an expression of her current feelings. "When I wear black, when I wear metal, or very scantily clad outfits... it's all a representation of how angry, liberated, and sexual I am," she said.

Giving an insight into her forthcoming album, which is the follow up to 2021's Planet Her, she added: "I do not consider myself a rock star. I have made pop music. I'm currently making rap, soul, and R&B music with jazz elements."

This comes after a series of tweets, earlier this year, where she was trolling fans on the forthcoming new music. In September 2022, she revealed that she was making a "German rave album", before backtracking and saying it would be experimental jazz. She later tweeted that her new music is "french conceptual experimental country/bohemian fusion with the essence of blue-grass".

Doja Cat for V Magazine.

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“I have thrown fits my whole career because I have been making music that didn’t allow me to have a mental release. I have been making music that is palatable, marketable, and sellable, that has allowed me to be where I am," says Doja Cat, reflecting on the new era that the forthcoming releases will convey.

"Now I am making music that allows me to express the way I feel about the world around me... My philosophy around my work has become more apparent over recent times because I have been very inspired by hatred and outrage culture. It is something I will be reflecting on in my upcoming projects."

She goes on to say that her upcoming projects are going to be "very different compared to everything I have done", and that excites her. She no longer cares if other people are excited about her work, as she now wants to focus on pleasing herself, and eventually dive into acting and open an art gallery to show her paintings and sculptures.

"Success is realising that happiness is a possibility and sadness is temporary," she adds.