Willow Smith on Avatar, Edward Scissorhands, and 'Whip My Hair' | Screen Tests | W Magazine

In this Screen Tests interview, Willow Smith reflects on that time Bruce Springsteen covered her most famous single, “Whip My Hair,” Edward Scissorhands, Avatar, and her pink mohawk. Transcript The first time I performed I went on the Ellen Show, and it was the craziest experience of my entire life. I was so nervous, and my mom was like, you've been practicing so much, like you can do this, and I was like, oh my gosh, do I have to do it more times? And they're like, No, you killed it the first time. Yeah, I was doing Whip My Hair. I think I was nine. I wanted to sing when I was really young, and I kept on telling my parents and they kept on telling me, you know, okay we can get some writers here like we can get some producers if you really want this to be real, and I was like, I want it to be real. They got all of those people, we sat in a room and I just was talking, talking, talking about the things that I loved, and the writers just came up with that song, and I was like so down to sing it, and so I did. So glad it happened, because if it didn't, I wouldn't be the person I am today. I did see the Bruce Springsteen cover of Whip My Hair, it was so freaking amazing, my parents woke me up, and was like Willow, like you have to come watch this, like this is the craziest thing and and I was like, oh my gosh, like I can't believe such iconic people like my songs. The first movie, the first one that made a big impression on me, Edward Scissorhands. I just liked the aesthetic of the movie, so pale and like pristine, and then you go up to the house and it's like dark and decrepit. I don't know, I just liked the contrast between those two worlds. My favorite love scene, in a movie? Hmm Avatar, when they are at the tree of souls, and they are communing with Eywa, it's my favorite. I had a mohawk, pink. No, because it wasn't really tall, it was like, I shaved my entire head and then it grew back a little bit, and then I shaved the sides and it was kind of like an afro mohawk a little bit, but it was cute. I was in my bathroom like yesterday and saw some safety pins on the counter and was just like, let me stab a dread really quick, and stabbed the dread, and was like Woah, this is dope. Still haven’t subscribed to W on YouTube? ►► http://bit.ly/wyoutubesub ABOUT W The Who, What, Where, When, and Why in the world of fashion and style. W provides the ultimate insider experience with an original, provocative approach to art, culture, videos, travel, fashion, and beauty. Willow Smith on Avatar, Edward Scissorhands, and 'Whip My Hair' | Screen Tests | W Magazine