The Voice Season 8

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The Voice's Kimberly Nichole Talks 'What's Up,' 'House of the Rising Sun' and Industry Ageism

TVLINE | Your other big moment on the show was “Creep,” dropping to the ground, with that total emotional collapse and that haunted music-box arrangement. You went on Twitter and noted that it had been inspired by Postmodern Jukebox and Haley Reinhart’s cover, but there was still some controversy on social media about the similarities. I thought theirs had a little more New Orleans jazz, while yours was a little more theatrical…

I mean, child, that was controversy over nothing. People were talking about how I was a thief. I was like, “What?”

Anyway, I wanted to do “Dirty Diana” that week. Christina was like, “No. You need a vulnerable moment.” Then she showed me Haley Reinhart’s version of Radiohead’s “Creep.” The dropping to the ground was all planned — Christina’s creative director Jerry was like, “You need to drop to the ground. You need to collapse into your vulnerability,” and it was such an emotional performance for me. All of it was very true. It spoke to who I was and how I feel about myself, how I feel about being the black girl that does rock, the black girl with these weird tutus, and how a lot of people don’t get it. It was really me really surrendering to who I am in the moment, and accepting, “You are different, Kim, you are a creep, you are a weirdo. It’s a good thing though.”

http://tvline.com/2015/06/14/kimberly-ni...interview/