Willow Smith is a popular singer and actress, who is the daughter of Academy Award winner Will Smith and actress Jada Pinkett Smith. The actress made her acting debut as a child artist with the film, I Am Legend in 2007. She has also worked in other movies and television series over the years. The actress and singer co-host the popular talk show Red Table Talk with her mother. Smith is also a talented singer, and her albums are popular among young crowds.
The singer opened up on her anxiety issues in an interview, where she revealed about she and her mother faced racism in her early days.
Willow Smith reveals about her mother Jada Pinkett Smith getting death threats
In a profile interview with Lofficielusa, Willow Smith opened up on her childhood day when she accompanied her mother on her tours. The actress shared that at the age between 4 and 10, she used to tag along with her mother on her nu-metal band Wicked Wisdom tours. It was around the same time she had gained fame with The Matrix.
The singer got her first musical exposure with her mother as she watched her mother’s band entertain crowds. Willow Smith was deeply impacted to see her mother’s stardom as a musician. However, she also faced some unpleasant experiences affecting Black women in the rock music realm.
The actress shared,
“My mom got so much hate. It was intense racism and sexism, just packed on to the tens. People give her death threats, throwing glass at her onstage. Some crazy stuff went down when she was touring with her band.”
She added,
“I got to see that hate firsthand. It was so scary to me, and I think I internalized a little bit.”
Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith walked down the aisle in 1997 and they have two children, Jaden and Willow Smith. He also has a son with ex-wife Sheree Zampino, named Trey Smith.
Willow Smith draws her musical inspiration from her mother Jada Pinkett Smith
The 22-year-old singer shared in the interview about ways in which she overcome her anxiety issues and got her strength from her mom Jada Pinkett Smith. One of the ways of shedding her anxiety was with her music. Smith said,
“Every time I feel that coming on, I just go back to my memories of my mom and how she would deal with actual physical danger—she just rose above it. Obviously, she was scared. But she really showed me what ‘womaning up’ really was, by taking a stance and not being afraid of other people’s judgments and perceptions. I really wanted to just go within that place in myself and try something new, regardless of what my insecurities were.”
Willow Smith and Tyler Cole released their collaborative album named, The Anxiety, in 2020, under the production of MSFTSMusic and Roc Nation.
Willow Smith has worked in True Jackson, VP, A Man Named Scott, The Solution Committee, Kit Kittredge, and more. She also gave voice to the popular animated franchise Madagascar.
Source- Lofficiel USA
