An interview with former Fugee Lauryn Hill, who performed a rare London gig last night, has appeared in US magazine Trace, ending a pretty much seven year silence since the release of her Grammy winning solo debut, 'The Miseducation Of Lauryn Hill' in 1998. A long awaited follow up is apparently on its way, and, as previously reported, Hill has been sporadically reunited in performances with fellow Fugee bandmates Pras and Wyclef Jean in recent months.
In the interview, however, she criticises her former band, and says the experience of being part of it led her to become disillusioned with men: "The Fugees was a conspiracy to control, to manipulate and to encourage dependence. I took a lot of abuse that many people would not have taken in these circumstances. As a young woman, I saw the best in everyone, but I did not see the lust and insecurities of men. I discovered what a lie was, and how lies manifested themselves."
Hill is now married to Rohan Marley, son of Bob. The mother of four told the magazine: "If I make music now, it will only be to provide information to my own children. If other people benefit from it, then so be it." She continues to write, but says she is reluctant to release new music, "because a lot of the songs were transitional. The music was about how I was feeling at the time, even though I was documenting my distress as well as my bursts of joy."