19 September: Selena attending Thrive Music & Health Conference in Los Angeles

Last night (September 19), Selena looked like a real-life Barbie as she appeared, rocking a fully pink suit, at the Thrive Music & Health Conference, where she joined Sir Lucian Grainge and Arianna Huffington for a conversation about the future of AI in the music industry, her doc movie ‘My Mind & Me’ and more.

“I’ve never really cared about that stuff,” Gomez said at Universal Music Group and Thrive Global’s Music & Health Conference on Tuesday afternoon. “I suppose I’m grateful for the platform, and I would love to continue to use it for what I’m able to do, but numbers are just numbers.”

Rather, she’s well aware of the responsibility that comes with such a far-reaching platform. In her position, Gomez has heard from several fans about how her work has helped them through extremely difficult times. “It can be a little heavy,” she continued. “I feel for people, and I think that’s what kind of keeps me in check, to be honest. I think I can be a little reckless with my emotions and having conversations with young people, women who are going through divorces or going through chemo — it’s not just about me, and I’m fully aware of that. I will just always cherish it. It’s a big responsibility, though. It’s a little scary.”

“Oh no, I don’t know,” she said. “I’m not wise enough. I don’t think I can do that. But does it mean that one day I wouldn’t be interested? I have fun things I would like to say, but not right now.” – Selena about writing a memoir about her life

“I was very against it,” Gomez said about her initial thoughts on My Mind and Me. “There was a very long period of time where I just didn’t know if it was a good idea. I knew, eventually, one day I wanted to maybe just be an actress for a while, and I didn’t know if it would jeopardize things in my life. I don’t know what I’m doing, letting people into my life. And then the moment it was released … I had no choice at that point. And I was relieved. I felt like a huge weight was lifted.”

She added, “I felt like I got to say things that I’ve been keeping in for years. It’s very hard for me to watch. I will never watch it again, but I’m very proud of it. I couldn’t have been luckier to have the people that worked on it with me.”

“I don’t think anybody in my field wants to feel like they need to lean on a computer in order to translate their story or what they’re trying to say,” she said. “It terrifies me, to be honest, the whole AI thing, but I don’t think you could ever replace what a human being can write … Lil Wayne said it really well, and he was basically saying that there’s no other human like who you are. And that’s all it should be.” – Selena on AI in the music industry

Selena on the red carpet: gallery.armyofselenagomez.com
Selena on stage: gallery.armyofselenagomez.com

Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com