'I was very, very inspired': Jennifer Lopez says getting back together with Ben Affleck reignited her passion for music
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Jennifer Lopez delves into her love story for her latest musical endeavor.
Speaking to ET about her upcoming album 'This Is Me-Now' and cinematic experience 'This Is Me...Now: A Love Story', she reflected on the intimate journey it encapsulates.
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Jennifer Lopez is being more open and 'vulnerable' with her music
The 'Let's Get Loud' singer shared that she has decided to embrace openness and vulnerability like never before in her music.
"Half the time, I was thinking, like, 'This is amazing! I am so excited that I'm doing this!' And then half time time I was like, 'Why are you doing this? You are so crazy," Lopez said.
"But I think that's what being an artist is about, you know, you have to. That's the difference between being an artist and not being an artist, how vulnerable you can get," she added.
She further revealed that getting back together with her husband Ben Affleck reignited her passion for music.
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"When Ben and I got back together, it was just like, 'I want to make music again, I want to get back in the studio'. I was very, very inspired," she said.
Inside Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's marriage
The couple whose relationship has topped the headlines for years first began dating in 2002. Lopez and Affleck got engaged in the same year and the songstress released her third studio album 'This Is Me... Then' shortly after.
She realized that the project "captured that moment in time with me realizing it."
The duo's romance faced constant media scrutiny over the years after they called off their engagement and announced their split in January 2004.
Jennifer Lopez wanted to capture the moment of reconnection with her husband through music
Lopez and Affleck reconnected nearly two decades after their split and tied the knot in 2022.
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"I wanted to capture this moment in time" through music, said Lopez.
"Once the music was done, it felt so special to me," she added. "It felt like something very different than I had ever done, even though I've written about love my whole career," Lopez continued.
She further described the result as "a little bit more evolved and healed" -- and most importantly, "kind of magical."
The 'On the Floor' singer's album 'This Is Me...Now' which also accompanies the cinematic experience 'This Is Me...Now: A Love Story' is set to be released on February 16.
