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"Here comes some more drama!\r\nJudging from her fiery, no-holds-barred performances (like the one she gave at Paper Magazine&amp;apos;s Nightlife Awards 2011 in NYC on Sept. 27) , you wouldn&amp;apos;t think Mary J. Blige is the kind of R&amp;amp;B star to still get nervous. But when it comes to playing legendary singer Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic, Blige says she&amp;apos;s coming down with a case of straight-up stage fright.\r\n&amp;quot;Nina was different from me in a lot of ways,&amp;quot; the Grammy-winning Queen of hip-hop soul tells the October issue of Paper Magazine for a revealing cover story. &amp;quot;She was courageous and confident. I&amp;apos;m just growing into that. But she was like that ever since she was a little girl -- she was never afraid during a period when there was so much racism. She was always bold. I have a lot to draw from -- all the trials and tribulations and battles. But my God, I hope I can do the work and pull it off!&amp;quot;\r\nOne thing she&amp;apos;s used to by now, though, is returning to the deeply-rooted emotional terrain of her celebrated 1994 classic CD, My Life, on her upcoming disc, My Life II... The Journey Continues (Act 1), due November 21. &amp;quot;I wanted to make sure everyone understands that this is me taking things to the next level. It&amp;apos;s about learning how to live after the drama. Everybody is saying to me, &amp;apos;You have to be like this person, you have to be like that; you&amp;apos;ve got to be younger.&amp;apos; I know that doesn&amp;apos;t work for me. I just want my fans to be happy about the direction I&amp;apos;m going in. I&amp;apos;m never going to stop doing me.&amp;quot;\r\nBy&amp;#xA0;Ian Drew&amp;#xA0;for&amp;#xA0;Us Weekly. To read more of Ian&amp;apos;s blog,&amp;#xA0;click here."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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